, ▁with ▁the ▁balance ▁coming ▁from ▁Charles ▁Mun ro ▁and ▁some ▁private ▁invest ors . ▁ ▁Peter ▁Fin ch , ▁Ron ▁Rand ell , ▁Mur iel ▁Stein beck ▁and ▁John ▁Mc Call um ▁were ▁all ▁well ▁established ▁actors ▁when ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁made . ▁Jane ▁Holland ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁radio ▁actor ▁who ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁married ▁Leo ▁McK ern . ▁K itt y ▁Bl u ett ▁was ▁a ▁musical ▁comedy ▁star , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁com ed ian ▁Fred ▁Bl u ett . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Sound ▁System ▁studio ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Fil ming ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁actors ▁to ▁take ▁radio ▁and ▁stage ▁jobs , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁would ▁start ▁at ▁mid night . ▁War ▁foot age ▁shot ▁by ▁Dam ien ▁Par er ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Guinea ▁sequences . ▁ ▁The ▁movie ▁was ▁shot ▁prior ▁to ▁Smith y ▁( 1 9 4 6 ), ▁also ▁st arring ▁Rand ell ▁and ▁Stein beck , ▁but ▁its ▁release ▁was ▁held ▁off ▁until ▁after ▁that ▁bigger ▁budget ▁movie ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁its ▁public ity . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Ron ▁Rand ell ▁was ▁mob bed ▁by ▁female ▁fans ▁at ▁the ▁film ' s ▁premi ere . ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁was ▁mixed , ▁many ▁comparing ▁the ▁film ▁unf av ou rab ly ▁with ▁Smith y . ▁ ▁Film ink ▁magazine ▁later ▁wrote ▁" This ▁is ▁a ▁perfectly ▁fine ▁soap ie , ▁with ▁Stein beck ▁suffering ▁and