Editing Viva Villa! (section)

==Production and release==
[[David O. Selznick]] began filming ''Viva Villa!'' in 1932 in Mexico. Between filming and its release in April 1934, the film went through a [[development hell]].<ref name=":0" />

Initially, [[Lee Tracy]] was cast to play a role of Jonny Sykes. However, following an incident on a Mexican balcony, from which he urinated on military [[cadet]]s during a parade, he was fired from the film and eventually was replaced by [[Stuart Erwin]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://classic.esquire.com/article/1934/6/1/the-candid-cameraman|title=The Candid Cameraman|last=Levin|first=Meyer|magazine=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|date=June 1, 1934}}</ref>

On September 29, 1933, Pancho Villa's son, Pancho Augustin Villa Jr. was signed to cast in a role of a young Pancho Villa.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1933-09-29/ed-1/seq-46/|author=[[Associated Press]]|title=Villa's Son to Appear in Movie About Father|newspaper=Evening Star|date=September 29, 1933|page=D-8|lccn=83045462|via=[[Chronicling America]]}}</ref>

The film also experienced script problems requiring a change of as many as three writers and two directors ([[William Wellman]] and [[Howard Hawks]], both uncredited).

''Viva Villa!'' premiered  at the [[Paramount Theatre (Los Angeles)|Paramount Theatre]] in Los Angeles on May 17, 1934.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042243/1934-05-17/ed-1/seq-12/|title=At the Movies|newspaper=[[The Bismarck Tribune]]|date=May 17, 1934|lccn=85042243|via=Chronicling America}}</ref>

When the film premiered in Mexico on September 7, 1934, exploding firecrackers interrupted the showing.<ref>(September 7, 1934) ''Explosions Halt Film; Firecrackers Alarm Mexican Audience at "Viva Villa"''. ''[[The New York Times]]''. p. 25.</ref>