Hellman says he was paid to write, edit and direct, but he was unable to edit since he was not in the union, which was IA out of Chicago. He added, "Fools plunge in .. . I just did it, and I probably made more mistakes than the average person who makes a first film. I didn’t really have any help and I wouldn’t take any help. I had to do it on my own. Once I made my first film I considered myself a film-maker. I lost all interest in the theatre and never went back."