The film is credited as the first US production to cost at least $1 million ($ in ) to produce, with actual costs just exceeding $1.1 million ($ in ).
ðə fˈɪlm ɪz kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd æz ðə fˈɜːst jˌuːˈɛs pɹədˈʌkʃən tə kˈɔst æt lˈiːst dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn mˈɪliən dˈɑːlɚ ɪn tə pɹədˈuːs, wɪð ˈæktʃuːəl kˈɔsts dʒˈʌst ɛksˈiːdɪŋ dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn.wˈʌn mˈɪliən dˈɑːlɚ ˈɪn.