A May 1950 news item in DV notes that the title of this film was changed to The Young Lovers following its opening run in several cities. Although a print of this film bearing the title They're Called Young Lovers has been located, it may have been a television release title. The following written prologue appears at the beginning of the film: "This is a true story. It was photographed where it happened. Our grateful thanks to the many who made this motion picture possible." A contemporary news item in LAEx notes that director/actress Ida Lupino was diagnosed with polio at age sixteen and was successfully treated for paralysis in her right hand. An undated NYT pre-production news item in the AMPAS clipping file announced Frank Cavett as the intended director of the picture.
       This film marked Lupino's first directorial credit, and the first onscreen credit for Hugh O'Brian. A contemporary news item notes that Lupino was diagnosed with polio at age sixteen and was successfully treated for paralysis in her right hand. An Apr 1949 news item in DV indicated that Anson Bond was to be the associate producer of the film, and that Leo Penn was set for a starring role. Bond and Penn were involved in Lupino's previous co-production with her then husband, Collier Young, Not Wanted (see below), but they did not participate in this film. Contemporary news items note that the name of Young and Lupino's production company, Emerald Productions, was changed to The Filmakers during the making of the picture.
       According to an Apr 1950 NYT news item, Lupino and Collier did not seek funding from the major studios, and instead used their own and their friends' money to make the film and cast Lupino's sister Rita in the film. Howard Hughes, after previewing the film, was said to have been so impressed with what Lupino and Collier accomplished on a $151,000 budget that he gave them a nine-month contract to join RKO as an independent producing unit. On 31 May 1949, HR noted that the film would be produced for Film Classics release, but subsequently reported on 19 Sep 1949 that it had been withdrawn from release by that company. According to a HR news item dated 25 Apr 1949, the film was to be shot at California Studio, although the same publication notes on 30 Aug 1949 that the film was to be shot entirely on location. Never Fear was shot at least in part on location at the Kabat Kaiser Institute in Santa Monica, CA.