Taurog's nephew Jackie Cooper was also nominated for his performance; in his 1981 autobiography Please Don't Shoot My Dog, Cooper wrote that, during filming, Taurog threatened to shoot his dog if the child actor could not cry for the scene.
Taurogov nećak Jackie Cooper bio je nominiran za Oscara za svoju izvedbu; u svojoj autobiografiji iz 1981., Please Don't Shoot My Dog, Cooper je napisao kako je Taurog na snimanju zaprijetio da će ubiti njegova psa ako dječji glumac ne bude plakao u sceni koja je to zahtjevala.