The 50th anniversary of the shooting of the film was celebrated on Upolu Island, Samoa, on November 5, 2003. Roberta Haynes, Donald Ashford, Terry Dunleavy, Moira MacDonald and local cast members were present.
Aspen Pictures, owned by Mark Robson and Robert Wise, bought two stories from James A. Michener's anthology "Return to Paradise." After Robson filmed this movie, based on Michener's story "Mr. Morgan," they ran out of funding and had to sell the rights to the other story, "Until They Sail", to Burt Lancaster. Some years later it ended up with Charles Schnee at MGM. By then Wise was at MGM and requested to film the property, which he finally did in 1957 (Quattro donne aspettano (1957)).
This film made its New York television debut on 19 January 1958 on Channel 4 (WRCA).
Roberta Haynes said she adored working with Gary Cooper, who she noted was ill and on medication during filming on location in British West Samoa. "Don't feel bad if I don't make a pass at you," he told her.
Final film of Maylia.
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