the entire film was shot in 21 days. many members of the crew appeared in the film as minor roles. barbara steele accepted a salary of $1,000 for working one single day. she was forced to work that day for 18 hours. michael byron is credited on screen with the script. byron is an alias for reeves chuck b. griffith. reeves' biographer states that film has also had contributions from f. amos powell and mel welles.