 Many problems plagued the shooting of the opening sequence: the  mansion scene was filmed on an extremely cold night and the mansion  itself was not heated; all of the women wore dresses with nothing  underneath and a costume change room was set up outside in the cold;  kerosene lamps were used to heat the tents; one of the extras  blouses caught fire. For their suffering through the harsh cold that  night, the extras were paid an additional $50.