Never Fear was the first directorial credit for actress Ida Lupino, although an item in
The New York Times reported that Frank Cavett was originally intended to direct. The film was also Hugh O'Brian's first credited film role. During the making of the film, the name of the production company of Lupino and Collier Young, her husband at the time, was changed from Emerald Productions to The Filmmakers. Lupino and Young used their own money and that of friends to raise the $151,000 they used to make the film; they did not approach the major studios for financing. As a result of their work, RKO gave Lupino and Young a nine-month contract as an independent production unit. During production, Lupino fell and broke her ankle, and made some use of a wheelchair while directing. The rehabilitation scenes were shot at the Kabat-Kaiser Institute in
Santa Monica, California. Many of the actors used were actual rehab patients at the institute, and a scene depicting a wheelchair square dance featured a group of real wheelchair dancers from Kabat-Kaiser. The film was initially released as
The Young Lovers and has also been titled ''They're Called Young Lovers'', which may have been for a television release. == Reception ==