The only film in which John Carradine was billed under the name John Peter Richmond, which he used from 1932 until 1935. He received no on-screen credit in any of his other features during that period.
Cecil B. DeMille wanted Paul Muni as his first choice for gangster Louis Garrett, but Muni declined because he was committed to a play at the Cass Theater in Detroit. Walter Huston was considered but was also unavailable.
Cecil B. DeMille and co-screenwriter Bartlett Cormack consulted a student from Los Angeles High School, Horace Hahn, to ensure that the main characters spoke with appropriate modern slang.
Film debut of Judith Allen. She withheld from director Cecil B. DeMille the fact that she was married, information that was later used in an embarrassing manner by newspaper reporters. DeMille was reportedly so furious with Allen that he used his influence to damage her later career.
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