After a disappointing preview in Los Angeles, director Gregory La Cava put the film back in production for retakes, but complained so bitterly that Helen Hayes decided to abandon movies and concentrate on stage productions because of his attitude.
Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Wilson Benge (Butler), Leo G. Carroll (Senate head) and Harry Allen & Dan Maxwell (Stone buyers).
Some confusion exists as to who played Tenterden in the film. Film Daily and Variety lists Boyd Irwin in the role, but the New York Times and the Call Bureau Cast Service credit 'William Stack'. In the viewed print, it is clearly 'William Stack'.
This film failed at the box office for MGM, resulting in a loss of $140,000 ($2.6M in 2017) according to studio records.
The play opened in London, England, UK on 3 September 1908 and on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA at the Empire Theatre, 1430 Broadway, on 23 December 1908. The New York run lasted 198 performances until June, 1909, and its cast included Maude Adams, Lumsden Hare and David Torrence, who is also in this film. There were three Broadway revivals in 1926, 1946 and 1954. Helen Hayes starred in the 1926 revival.