Lynn Reynolds was the original director. He brought his crew to the Sierra Nevadas for a three day shoot bit ended up snow bound for 2 weeks. When they returned to Hollywood, Reynold's wife (kathleen O'Connor) through a welcome home party but during the night insinuated her husband had been unfaithful with Renee Adoree. This sent Reynolds into a rage and after beating his wife he shot himself in the head. He died in hospital the next day. Willet replaced him on the picture.