 According to a 28 July 1935 New York Times article, there were 4,950  technicians, architects, artists, carpenters, stone masons and  laborers, 250 electricians and 3,000 extras in the Inferno scene. A  total of 300,00 feet of film was shot, which was whittled down to a  manageable 8000 feet by editor Alfred DeGaetano (qv). A total of  14,000 people worked on the film.