Chief Shunatona and several of his fellow tribesmen visited RKO Studios during production to induct La Rocque as an honorary member of the Pawnee Nation. Shunatona and his compatriots were in Los Angeles, CA, that week for an engagement with the United States Indian Band. La Rocque was only the sixth white person to receive this tribute, along with former president Calvin Coolidge and Mayor Jimmy Walker of New York City. The actor's Pawnee name was said to be Chief Guiding Star.