Produced with musical numbers included, and star Bernice Claire was primarily known for musical comedies. However, by the summer of 1930 audiences were adverse to any musical film, so the studio cut out all such scenes. The original uncut film was distributed outside of the United States, but it is not known if any of these prints have survived as of 2021.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #3986, Conrad Nagel and Bernice Claire speak to the audience about the picture.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest
in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930's, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
[Foreword] In God's glorious sunshine, everything bears a name. It is man's birthright - yet behind pitiless walls, built with bricks of shame, there exist humans - with names long forgotten - now known only by numbers.
The $5.00 Lou Rinaldo gives the farmer for the meal would equate to over $95 in 2024.
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