 After the crew was thrown out of East Prairie, Missouri by the chief  of police (for allegedly being "communists"), Roger Corman realized  that he needed one more wide shot of the high school. He and an  assistant went back into the town, and hurriedly filmed the shot.  The chief must have gotten wind of his being there, as he was seen  by Corman arriving in the distance. Corman and his assistant quickly  threw the camera and equipment into their car, and sped away in the  opposite direction, unscathed.