The $80.00 per week in 1964 that Ivan Dixon's character earns working on the road gang translates to $650.82 per week in 2019 dollars.
This film's soundtrack LP was the first soundtrack album released by Motown Records.
Film debut of Esther Rolle (as "Church Woman"). A decade later she would become best-known for her role as Florida Evans on Maude (1972) and Good Times (1974).