held dream of purchasing his  own studio. With the money he made from this film, he bought the old  Mack Sennett (qv) studios. He rented out studio space to other  independents when he wasnt using it, thereby guaranteeing himself a  steady cash flow, and eventually Mascot was merged (along with  independents Liberty Pictures and Monogram Pictures) into Republic  Pictures, with Levine taking a major position with Republic.