Also known as 'High Yeller', which is the slang for 'yellow'. Someone being called 'high yeller'--which means being very fair-complexioned or light-skinned (Black)--did not take it as a compliment, as the name-caller usually mean it in a derogatory way. Those spoken about were looked on as (somehow) being a 'discredit' to 'their race', in spite of having absolutely no control over their skin's color.
This was the debut for both Cynthia Hull and Kay Taylor. Cynthia Hull went on to dozens of roles, mostly TV dramas and comedies, but the last time Kay Taylor appeared onscreen was when her body is discovered in this film.