Dwan managed to track the company down, and learned that they were waiting for the film's director (who was an alcoholic) to return from a binge (and allowing them to return to work).
dwˈæn mˈænɪdʒd tə tɹˈæk ðə kˈʌmpəni dˈaʊn, ænd lˈɜːnd ðæt ðeɪ wɜː wˈeɪɾɪŋ fɚðə fˈɪlmz dᵻɹˈɛktɚ hˌuː wʌz ɐn ˌælkəhˈɑːlɪk tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn fɹʌm ɐ bˈɪndʒ ænd ɐlˈaʊɪŋ ðˌɛm tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə wˈɜːk.