The movie was remade nine years later, as Raffles (1939), starring David Niven. For the remake, Sidney Howard's screenplay was reworked by John Van Druten. Samuel Goldwyn produced both movies, and Gregg Toland served as Director of Photography on both films.
Raffles (1930) proved to be a solid hit, just as Samuel Goldwyn had predicted. Raffles raked in a nice profit of $1.2 million upon its initial release.
The print viewed did not include a director's credit. Some reviews credited both Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and George Fitzmaurice with direction, while other reviews credited either D'Arrast or Fitzmaurice. Many news items confirm that D'Arrast was selected to direct the picture several weeks before filming began, and worked on the production through the initial weeks of shooting. In early Mar 1930, he was replaced by Fitzmaurice, who directed a final week or more of principal photography, as well as retakes. News items in early Mar 1930 reported that D'Arrast would retain sole onscreen credit as the director. It has not been determined at what point a decision was made by Samuel Goldwyn to release the film without a directing credit, or if the credit was removed after its initial run.
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