Director Fielder Cook had liked James Berwick's performance so much that he insisted Berwick reprise his television role of barman Sam Rhine in this film, despite his lack of cinema experience. This was Berwick's only screen role of any note, all other appearances being bit parts.
This film provides the final screen appearance of comedian Chester Conklin, who had appeared in about 300 movies from 1913.
Final film of Charles Bickford. For his final acting role he starred on the TV series The Virginian (1962).
The $20,500.00 pot (in about the year 1880) would be equivalent to about $520,000.00 in the year 2020.
Bafflingly, the film was released in the UK under the title "Big Deal At Dodge City" despite the fact that the town is clearly mentioned several times as Laredo (Texas) and Dodge City (Kansas) is never referred to in the movie.