 This holds the record as the most expensive short silent comedy ever  produced. The cast and crew (consisting of 75 grips and electrical  technicians, caterers, costumers, riggers, prop men and prop makers,  construction and paint technicians, payroll cashiers, secretaries  and script clerks, special effects technicians, transportation  captains and drivers, assistant directors and production assistants)  lived in a specially built bunker town while filming the short on  location.