This film, in English, and S.O.S. Eisberg (1933), in German, were filmed simultaneously by Universal. The rise of the Nazi party in Germany brought an end to U.S. and German co-productions such as these films.
[Foreword] Acknowledgement...To the directorial staff who devoted a whole year to the making of this picture, I tender my gratitude. To the cameramen who risked their lives in the Arctic so that a new star, Nature, might be presented to the public, I offer my enthusiastic thanks. To the courageous leaders who guided the expedition past mountainous glaciers where the slightest mis-step meant instant death, I give my admiring appreciation...And to the artists who bravely faced incomparable hardships in the Polar outposts of the world, I extend profound admiration. Sincerely, Carl Laemmle.