"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onMarch 17, 1947 with Gene Tierney and Cornel Wilde reprising their film roles.
The famous (and dramatic) swimming scene that takes place in the lake for Darryl Hickman's character was in water so cold that the young actor caught pneumonia.
The original choice for the role of Ellen was Rita Hayworth, who turned it down.
The title is taken from a line from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".