▁resist ed ▁this ; ▁he ▁felt ▁it ▁worked ▁well ▁as ▁it ▁was . ▁Mil estone ▁suggested ▁to ▁Rap f ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁be ▁preview ed ▁locally ▁with ▁a ▁test ▁audience . ▁According ly , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁shown ▁while ▁the ▁Warner ▁execut ives ▁waited ▁outside ; ▁the ▁response ▁was ▁very ▁positive . ▁Dun can ▁and ▁R in ▁T in ▁T in ▁were ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁the ater ' s ▁entrance ▁gre eting ▁the ater go ers ▁as ▁they ▁left . ▁The ▁Warner ▁execut ives ▁asked ▁Dun can ▁if ▁he ▁knew ▁the ▁audience ▁members ▁and ▁he ▁said ▁yes , ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁The ▁test ▁screen ing ▁was ▁thus ▁considered ▁fla wed ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁lik elihood ▁of ▁a ▁sympath etic ▁audience . ▁Another ▁screen ing ▁was ▁arranged ▁in ▁another ▁location , ▁without ▁Dun can ▁and ▁the ▁dog . ▁This ▁second ▁test ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁success ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁distribution ▁exactly ▁as ▁Mil estone ▁and ▁Joseph son ▁had ▁re work ed ▁it . ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁According ▁to ▁Warner ▁B ros ▁records ▁the ▁film ▁earned ▁$ 3 9 6 , 0 0 0 ▁dom est ically ▁and ▁$ 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁foreign . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Film ▁still , ▁The ▁Te legraph ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 3 ▁films ▁Category : American ▁silent ▁feature ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : W ar ner ▁B ros . ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁produced ▁by ▁Harry ▁Rap f ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed