Trivia

The picture marked Paul Muni's first American film since 1946, and his final screen performance before his death at age 71 on August 25, 1967.

The Last Angry Man (1959) marked the screen debuts of Billy Dee Williams, Godfrey Cambridge and Claudia McNeil.

This was Betsy Palmer's last film until Friday the 13th (1980) 21 years later.

Alma Murphy's only film, playing the role of uncredited "Secretary."

The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor (Paul Muni) and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Carl Anderson, William Kiernan).