The film was based on the 1941 novel of the same name by John Creasey, the sixth in the series featuring upper-class sleuth Richard Rollison, also known as "The Toff".
Santa Maria della Salute | The Toff | Gala Hollywood Farewell Salute to President Clinton | Salute Your Shorts | Salute the Toff | Roman salute | Red Salute | NBC's Salute to the Olympics | Loose Salute | ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250 | Hammer the Toff | For Those About to Rock We Salute You | ''Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute'' by J. M. W. Turner |
Two films have been made from Toff adventures: Salute the Toff and Hammer the Toff (both 1952); as well as BBC Radio adaptations starring Terence Alexander, The Toff and the Runaway Bride (1975) and The Toff on the Farm (1977).