The first movie not based on a play or book to get a Broadway opening. Universal's press copy boasted that they had spent $200,000 to produce the film. They also claimed that it featured 700 scenes and a cast of 800 players. None of this was true. This was the first American movie about sexuality. Six reels. Describing this as the most important film in Universal Picture's history (and Carl Laemmle's) may not be an overstatement. Made for $57,000.00 and tackling the lurid subject of ...[Read Story ]