The movie was also sold to France, where it was titled Le Secret du Phare.
Only fragments of the original movie survived and are being kept in the Dutch Cinema Museum (Nederlands Filmuseum).
These constructions meant high production costs, totaling a rumoured 50.000 to 70.000 gulden.
In a fit of rage, the main character Hendrik van Norden injures a man.
If they pay him a large sum of money, he would not got to the police to give a statement.