The movie was adapted by Paul Osborn and Paul H. Rameau from the biography by Ève Curie. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Walter Pidgeon), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Greer Garson), Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Best Picture and Best Sound, Recording.
Garson and Pidgeon had starred together in the previous year's Best Picture Mrs. Miniver.