 In March 1939, the Kipling family objected to a reporter being  called Rudyard Kipling (qv), prompting RKO to eliminate that scene  from the film. However, it is in the prints available today. The  scheduled release date of December 1938 was postponed for retakes.  John Sturges (qv), an uncredited editor on this film, directed the  remake, _Sergeants 3 (1962)_ (qv).