LeRoy as a young unknown had appeared uncredited playing a newsboy in Swanson 's 1923 silent societal drama Prodigal Daughters .
According to a January 1931 news article , George Fitzmaurice was initially set to direct , but he was replaced by Mervyn LeRoy .
Mervyn LeRoy as a young unknown had appeared uncredited playing a newsboy in Swanson 's 1923 silent societal drama Prodigal Daughters .
According to a January 1931 news article , George Fitzmaurice was initially set to direct , but he was replaced by Mervyn LeRoy .