 The film was thought lost until its rediscovery in the 1960s. A  court battle was fought between film distributor Frank Storace and  the estate of Stanley Krellberg, the copyright owner of the film.  Storace had wished to produce a restored version of the film but the  estate refused him access to original footage in their possession.  Storace gave up the court battle and did not win his access to his  original footage.