Arnold Friberg was giving special permission to use his own camera to take pictures of the set that he would use to recreate artwork to publicize the film.

A funny thing happened to Friberg when preparing to take pictures of the scene when Moses parts the Red Sea. With all the special effects setup the scene could only be shot only once. Friberg was given special permission to position himself directly under the film camera. When the shot happened, and the walls of water came together, Friberg snapped his camera. But there was no click. He had forgotten to cock the shutter. Quickly, the artist tried again, but it was too late. The scene had been filmed, never to be duplicated, and Arnold Friberg’s photograph was snapped a moment too late.