The film was shot in Arizona, including Tucson's Western Street, and at the Paramount--Sunset Studio in Hollywood. According to one news source, Gunsight Ridge was to be shot at Paramount's Conejo Ranch. Parts of the movie were filmed in Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, California.
Although their appearance in the film has not been confirmed, contemporary HR news items add the following to the cast: James Lilburn, as well as Chief Geronimo Kuth Le and his 12-year-old son, Nicholas.
The working titles were A Tale of Consequence and Stranger at Soldier Springs.