- To get the film around the more conservative German censors, an alternate version of Hedy Lamarr's nude bathing scenes was shot in which she was partially obscured by strategically-placed bushes.
- Turner Classic Movies has shown an 87-minute version copyrighted in 1986 by Eureka Productions, Inc. which supposedly is as "close to the original print as possible." However, it is a German version (Deutsche Bearbeitung: Regina Film München) with English subtitles and without the original credits, since the star's name is given as "Hedy Lamarr" rather than "Hedy Kiesler". Besides the four main actors, the only other credits are for director, music and camera. Original prints may not exist; German munitions magnate Fritz Mandl, who eventually married Lamarr, spent millions trying to buy and destroy all copies of the movie.
- There is an Italian DVD edition of this movie, distributed by DNA Srl. The movie was re-edited with the contribution of the film history scholar Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available in streaming on some platforms. This DVD also contains another movie by Gustav Machatý: "Erotikon" (1929).
- When Samuel Cummins tried to import the film into the US in 1935, it was seized by US Customs officials. Before Cummins could file an appeal, a federal marshal had burned the film. Thus, Cummins then brought in a heavily edited version of the movie. Among the changes: the German version of the bathing scene was used; shots of horses engaging in sexual acts were removed; and the film was re-edited to give the impression that Hedy Lamarr's character had been granted a divorce, thus making the adulterous relationship legitimate. In addition, Cummins added a shot at the end showing Lamarr with a baby, suggesting that she and the engineer had happily married and started a family together. This version was passed by Customs in 1936 and exhibited quite successfully, although the Production Code Office refused to grant it a Seal of Approval.
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