 Coogan was at the height of his career during the filming, having played the title role in Charles Chaplin's "The Kid" the previous year.Chaney was at the height of his career as the silent film's "Man of A Thousand Faces", playing the title role the following year in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and three years later "The Phantom of the Opera".On June 30, 2009, a Region Free DVD of the movie was released by Alpha Video.