In the ceremonial tribal dances the local extras had difficulty dancing to the drums.To remedy the situation a radio was brought to the set and played Jazz tunes by a local station.
At the end of Reel #3, 0:26, missing footage in which Maizie apparently attempts to escape, but is brought back in a dirty, bedraggled condition, indicates that Reel #4 is lost, or at least a considerable part of it. Its running time at its December 1928 New York City premiere was 70 minutes, and the present version runs 65 minutes - further evidence that's it's not all there.
During the shooting of some scenes, Tod Browning had musicians pound jungle drums off- screen to enhance the tropical mood.
Although never shot, the film's original ending has Maizie stabbing Phroso to death while he sleeps in his hut.