Richard Dix fractured two bones during the wrestling scene, causing a delay of a week in the production schedule.
Joseph H. August was hospitalized during the last week of filming and was replaced by Frank Redman as director of photography
Marquis James, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Houston, "The Raven," sued the producers of this film for plagiarism. They insisted the film had been based entirely on original sources, but after James was able to prove that the film included a fictional scene he had written for the book, the producers agreed to settle out of court.