 The film was directed by A. Edward Sutherland, a veteran silent film director, for Fairbanks's Elton Productions, and released by United Artists.Steve Drexel (played by Fairbanks) shows a fiery optimism and can-do spirit that matches the Fairbanks screen persona that appears in his most popular films.The South Seas comedy adventure featured location filming on Tahiti with working titles being "Tropical Knight", "A Modern Robinson Crusoe" and "Robinson Crusoe of the South Seas".