Queen Christina and The Painted Veil, which were both huge hits in Europe (making twice their budget in the UK alone), but were underwhelming US successes.
Because some preview reviewers felt the opening scenes were much too drawn out, the film was cut and some retakes were made.
Most contemporary reviewers list Beulah Bondi in the role of Frau Koerber, but Bodil Rosing is credited onscreen and is in the movie. She probably replaced Bondi in the retakes. Similarly, Billy Bevan was replaced by Hans von Morhart.