The first (and only) sound film for former Mack Sennett director F. Richard Jones. His command of sound and action with this film was very well received, and he looked set for a bright future. Sadly, Jones succumbed to the tuberculosis epidemic that was running rampant at the time. He was only 37.
Samuel Goldwyn's films had by far the best sound production during Hollywood's transition to sound. In both tone and clarity, the studio's 1929 output is commensurate with that of other studios in the mid-to-late thirties. When viewed today, there is none of the crackle and hiss that existed in typical products of the era.
Released one year into the advent of talkies, hence the rather charming opening credit "Adapted for the talking screen by Sidney Howard".