This film is presumed lost.
Erich von Stroheim, hired as an assistant director and also to play the leader of a troop of soldiers, was so realistic in his sadistic treatment of his men that the actors rebelled and beat him up. Director Allan Dwan removed Von Stroheim from the cast for his own protection.
The first production of the newly formed Norma Talmadge Film Company.
'Olga Petrov' had starred in the Monckton Hoffe play on Broadway.
In addition to Von Stroheim, Arthur Rossen, known for his long association with Howard Hawks, served as an assistant director.