After the purchase of the novel in December 1952 Victor Mature, Robert Wagner and Debra Paget were tentatively set for the leads and that Frank P. Rosenberg was going to produce for 20th Century Fox.
Average Shot Length = ~12.2 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~10.4 seconds.
By late December 1955, it was announced that Robert Stack was to star, and that Guy Madison had dropped out of the cast to appear in Hilda Crane.
In February 1955 Gregory Peck was set to star.
On November 2, 1955, it was announced that Gary Cooper was to star and that Gerd Oswald was to direct, and week later it was stated that Guy Madison was to play Thad.