Christine White, who plays a secretary, was once James Dean's real-life girlfriend. They were accepted into the Actors Studio together. This film was her final one.
In the early 1950s, this film's director Robert Butler worked at CBS Television in charge of the studio audience ushers. James Dean got a job there as an usher through his friend, William Bast (who wrote this film), who was also an usher. Butler was unimpressed with Dean's "abilities" and fired him.
Final filmed production credit of actress Christine White who played a secretary and was billed as Chris White.
The character of Dizzy Sheridan, played by Meg Foster, is actually Liz Sheridan. She was best known for playing neighbor Raquel Ochmonek on ALF (1986) in the 1980s and Helen Seinfeld on Seinfeld (1989) in the 1990s. Her nickname was ''Dizzy''.
Cast member Christine White met James Dean when she was his agent's typist. She became his girlfriend in New York around September 1951 - April 1954. The two successfully auditioned their way into the Actors Studio.
