Dr. Bruner's line, "I'm a preacher. They think I'm a magician" was missing from the restoration source print and had to be duplicated from an inferior, grainier copy, in which it had never been cut.
The film was thought lost until its rediscovery in the 1960s. A court battle was fought between film distributor Frank Storace and the estate of Stanley Krellberg, the copyright owner of the film. Storace had wished to produce a restored version but the estate refused him access to original footage in their possession. Storace gave up the court battle and did not win his access to his original footage.
According to friends of Bela Lugosi, the actor always regretted that he had taken the role of "Murder" Legendre for only $800 while the film was quite successful at the box office for Edward Halperin and Victor Halperin. Speculation on the exact amount the actor was paid generally ranges from $400-$900 after Lugosi turned down a percentage of the film in favor of a flat salary. An associate of the actor claimed $5000 was deposited into his account. Lugosi became bitter about his decision and always felt underpaid whatever the amount ultimately was. In later years when the subject of the unexpected box office surprise was broached, he would scratch his palm and ask where the money was.