The one-act play on which this film is based premiered at the Théâtre du Grand-Guignol in Paris in May 1905 with Henri Gouget in the role of Yvon. The play was revived 1913, 1918, 1925 and 1933.
February 24 and 26, 2020. The restored copy was presented at Cinemateca Portuguesa, Lisbon, with live piano music by Filipe Raposo.