The original film featured the then unknown Rudolph Valentino. To cash in on his rise to stardom, it was re-edited to feature more of him. Various shots were repeated several times; long shots were blown up into close-ups and inter-cut with other footage; some scenes were projected on a loop, so that Rudolph Valentino repeated the same motions several times over; one scene was used as a flashback; and out-takes from the original were inserted into the new film. In addition, the locale of the new picture was switched from World War 1 Germany to a desert island by the simple expedient of inserting shots of bathing beauties on a palm-fringed beach throughout the film.
Originally shot in 1918, but re-edited, retitled and re-released in 1920 and again in 1922.
Fred J. Balshofer recalled that the original budget of the film was $80,000. He was able to recoup some of the cost after spending an additional $10,000 to re-title the film, shoot some additional material and re-releasing the film to cash in on Rudolph Valentino's growing popularity.
Completed just before the end of the First World War, this film was shelved for two years.
Original title was"Over The Rhine"
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