 The title was chosen in a nationwide contest MGM held on its radio  program. The winner, high school student Ray Harris, not only won  $5,000 but also was a special guest at the world premiere of the  movie in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. The films  battle scene cost $50,000 and required 2000 men to film.  Ted Healy (qv) is on early production charts, but died before the  end of filming. He is said to appear in one scene.