As a result of this film, Walt Disney planned to add a new theme area, Liberty Square, to Disneyland in California. The project didn't go through, but after Walt's death, Liberty Square was included in Walt Disney World in Florida.
Walt Disney's daughter, Sharon Disney, appears in an uncredited role as Dorcas, one of Johnny and Cilla's young friends.
James Otis, Jr. (played by Jeff York) was one of the founders of the Sons of Liberty, and gives one of the crucial speeches in the film. Paul Revere mentions that Otis "received a blow to the head", which explains his erratic behavior. In real life, Otis was hit on the head with a club by a British tax collector in 1769. However, John Adams and others recalled that Otis had been acting erratically for several years before that incident, and his erratic behavior was probably due to mental illness. It was Otis who had coined the term, "Taxation without representation is tyranny."
This movie was originally filmed as a two-part episode for Walt Disney's Disneyland TV series. However, it was released first into theaters in 1957, and appeared as Johnny Tremain: Part 1 (1958)/Johnny Tremain: Part 2 (1958) the following year.
In August 1957, this film was being shown on a double bill with Funny Face (1957) starring Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn.