Question 1

Why did director Howard Hughes end up flying a plane himself during production?

Accepted Answer

Stunt pilots refused to perform an aerial sequence Hughes wanted, so the noted aviator did his own flying, got the shot, but crashed the plane.

Question 2

What tragic cost did the production pay for its extensive aerial sequences?

Accepted Answer

More than 70 pilots were used in the film, and three of them died during shooting.

Question 3

What unique historical footage exists from this film?

Accepted Answer

An eight-minute two-strip multi-color sequence remains the only surviving color footage of its star Jean Harlow.

Question 4

How did the advent of sound technology completely change this movie's production?

Accepted Answer

The entire film had been shot as a silent movie in 1928 with Greta Nissen in the lead role. When sound became available, Howard Hughes re-shot the whole film as a talkie with Jean Harlow.

Question 5

What was the financial outcome of this expensive production?

Accepted Answer

The movie cost $3.95 million (equivalent to approximately $58 million in 2017), so expensive that it made no profit on its first release.

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