Michael Farmer's acting was so bad that, despite being married to the movie's star and main backer Gloria Swanson, he was all but edited out of the movie, giving more screentime to Sir Laurence Olivier.
Gloria Swanson started production on this movie right after giving birth to her second daughter. This movie opened less than a year later.
Gloria Swanson fulfilled her contract and ended her association with United Artists with this movie.
Rowland V. Lee was replaced as director by Cyril Gardner, who had originally been signed to edit the movie.