The film was heavily censored upon release, with over 12 minutes of scenes removed from the print (some lasting mere seconds, others lasting several minutes). In 2007 the University of Las Vegas (NV) received an original uncut print from the Howard Hughes estate. However, while picture elements were complete, the soundtrack was missing, likely lost forever. In 2016 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences premiered a restored version. Using the soundtrack from the censored version and the original script (also included in the Hughes estate donation), contemporary actors dubbed the missing dialogue. New sound effects and music were also recorded. While it is unknown how close the 2016 soundtrack matches the original release, it has allowed contemporary audiences a chance to watch the film the way the filmmakers likely intended.
This film is one of over 200 titles in the list of independent feature films made available for television presentation by Advance Television Pictures announced in Motion Picture Herald 4 April 1942. At this time, television broadcasting was in its infancy, almost totally curtailed by the advent of World War II, and would not continue to develop until 1945-46. Because of poor documentation (feature films were often not identified by title in conventional sources), no record has yet been found of its initial television broadcast.
Peggy Watts's debut.