The film was initially given a budget of $166,875, an amount described in the book "Universal Horrors" as "a fairly lavish budget" for an "upper-class B" film. Filming began on September 17, 1935. Filming concluded on October 25 which was over-schedule and $68,000 over-budget. Walker later responded to this, retorting that " The director who did the picture started nine or ten days after I was ordered to start and finished 25 or more days after I was ordered to finish."