To capture the authenticity of the city, the director sometimes used a ""hidden camera"" in his on-location shoots in New York.[Note: There were similarities in the bond established between the Feral Boy and Max, and the connection made between young Joey Starrett (Brandon de Wilde) and Shane (Alan Ladd) inShane (1953).Although Nora winks at the judge, she races after Dilg for a film-ending embrace in the hallway of the US Supreme Court building.G.Wells""First Men in the Moon (1901).This film, Melies"" 400th and most notable film, was made on an astronomical budget for the time of 10,000 Francs - risky, but worthwhile since it was hugely successful.