 When cameraman Mohr, Hal (qv) was shown how the climactic flood  scene was to be shot, he objected on the grounds that it would place  many of the extras in jeopardy. Mohr told the executives that while  the trained stuntmen knew what to expect, the ordinary extras would  have no idea what was coming, and many would be hurt. When his  objections were overruled, he quit the picture. During filming of  the scene, the huge torrents of water overwhelmed the actors; three  were drowned, one was so severely injured his leg had to be  amputated, and almost a dozen had broken limbs and other serious  injuries.