When Wade Williams acquired the rights to Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) in 1982, Edward D. Wood Jr.'s widow, Kathy Wood, told him this never-released film was being held by a post-production house because the lab fees hadn't been paid. Williams paid the fees and acquired this film, finally releasing it 23 years after it was filmed.
The single photo on the police station wall is that of Edward D. Wood Jr.. An unconvincing attempt has been made to turn it into a wanted poster by sticking a piece of paper above it with the word 'Wanted' written on it.
The film was produced under the title "Revenge of the Dead".
According to Paul Marco, the film had a theatrical premiere in 1959, but Edward D. Wood Jr. felt it needed further editorial changes. A letter from Wood to Anthony Cardoza, the film's associate producer, records some of his plans for the film. He wanted to edit out part of Criswell's scenes and replace them with footage of Bela Lugosi. He was also considering a title change. It is unlikely that the film had more than a preview showing and/or brief release in the 1950s, and Wood was never able to make his intended changes.
Edward D. Wood Jr. finished the principal photography and rough cut of the film by late 1957, but couldn't afford the post-production work. The film laboratory opted to keep the negative footage until the bill could be paid. By the 1980s, film historians either considered this a lost film or suspected that it never existed to begin with. Film archivist Wade Williams managed to locate the film, paid the film lab, and obtained ownership of it.
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