Several of Joan Crawford's scenes were cut from the film prompting Crawford to complain via letter to director Hall Bartlett saying, "There is no rhyme nor reason for my performance in 'The Caretakers', since you have eliminated my scene with McBain, and all cuts and looks that I played subtly to indicate my attraction for Stack. Cutting the scene where McBain accuses of me of being in love with Stack was drastic beyond belief; and my one big scene of trying to sell Herbert Marshall on my old-fashioned ideas was the crux of my performance. Anyone could have played my part as it stands now. I'm heartsick beyond belief."