 Production originally began with Lewis Milestone as director. As  production photos show, Milestone directed a few scenes but due to  contract difficulties with Warner Brothers, he had to resign. He was  replaced by Ted Wilde but later on, Wilde also could not continue  directing for he succumbed to illness. Once again, Lloyd replaced  Wilde with gagmen J.A. Howe and Lex Neal, however, Harold Lloyd  directed much of the film himself and as he did with all his own  shorts and features, Lloyd directed his directors