 First scene to be shot was the burning of the Atlanta Depot, filmed  on 10 December 1938. If there was a major mistake during the  filming, the entire film might have been scrapped. What was actually  burned were a lot of old sets on the studio backlot, including the  "Great Gate" from _King Kong (1933)_ (qv). There were 113 minutes of  footage shot, the cost of the blaze coming to more than $25,000. The  fire was so intense that the unwarned public of Culver City jammed  the telephones lines, thinking MGM was burning down. Scarlett was  doubled by Aileen Goodwin (qv) and Lila Finn (qv), while Rhett  was doubled by Yakima Canutt (qv) and Jay Wilsey (qv).