The film was aborted in mid-production and never completed.
The film was in production for about 3 weeks before it was shelved. William Randolph Hearst and Irving Thalberg constantly clashed during production. This film was one of MGM's first attempts at producing a talkie.
In an attempt to salvage the production after it was shuttered as a talkie, Frances Marion was brought in to re-write the scenario for a silent film, but she quit, saying the plot was too complicated and reliant on the songs.
Although it is often claimed the film was destroyed after production was shut down, there was never an official word of this from MGM. Some historians believe the film survives in the MGM archives.