Virginia Bruce married John Gilbert during the production on August 10, 1932, in his dressing room at the studio. Among the few present were Irving Thalberg and Cedric Gibbons.
Some exterior scenes from West of Zanzibar (1928) were used in this film, including the natives are dancing around the bonfire for the ritual sacrifice, and the scene when the "Juju" spirit frightens the African ivory bearers so Flint's men can steal the elephant tusks they drop while fleeing.