Commonly accepted as the first feature-length film to be made in Hollywood, CA. Short films such as In Old California (1910) had previously been made in the neighborhood.
The first movie to be remade--in 1918.
The Motion Picture Patents Trust, headed by Thomas A. Edison, was at that time engaged in an attempt to control all motion picture production in the US, and went to great lengths--often including the destruction of property and physical violence--to do so. The Trust was based on the East Coast, which is why many independent producers, such as Cecil B. DeMille, began shooting their films in California. The Trust's intimidation tactics probably explain why DeMille--who was one of their most vocal opponents--put no cast or crew credits on this film.
Cecil B. DeMille's ledger noted that he hired an extra named Hal Roach for $5 per day, and rejected Jane Darwell, who was already commanding $60 per week.