Welles believed that a version directed by him would have been better, as he considered Chaplin a "genius" as an actor, but merely competent as a director; however, Welles urgently needed money, and so signed away all rights to the script.
==Produkcija==Prvotno idejo za film je izdelal Orson Welles, ki je pripravljal lastni film in si želel Chaplina v vlogi lika, temelječega na Landruju; toda Chaplin se je v zadnji minuti umaknil, saj ni želel igrati pod drugim režiserjem.