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.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #4540, Lewis Stone, Irene Rich, and Leon Janney discuss the picture.
Vitaphone production reels #4567-4574.
Completed in 1930, and reviewed in Photoplay Magazine December 1930 (on the newstands in November), release was delayed until February 1931.