 Rev. James K. Friedrich (qv) produced this picture in order to  portray a "correct" version of the crucifixion. After PCA censor  Joseph Breen (IV) (qv) voiced concerns about the onscreen  representation of Jesus, producer John T. Coyle (qv) decided to  eliminate Jesus as an onscreen character and to use the cameras  point of view to represent him instead. The picture was not released  nationally until 1941, but had its previews in Joplin, MO, and at  the Ambassdor Theater in Los Angeles on 2 Oct. 1939