The scenario was based on the 1914 short story, "The Nth Commandment" by Fannie Hurst. Its acquisition by William Randolph Hearst’s Cosmopolitan Productions was reported by the 19 June 1920 Motion Picture News. More than two years later, the 4 November 1922 Exhibitors Trade Review announced that the screen version had been assigned to director Frank Borzage.
       The 2 December 1922 Motion Picture News indicated that principal photography had begun more than four weeks earlier at the Thomas H. Ince Studio in Culver City, CA. During that period, the 18 November 1922 Film Daily revealed that Borzage’s contract with Cosmopolitan had expired, but he continued the project under a “special agreement.” The May 1923 Motion Picture revealed that lead actors Colleen Moore and James Morrison were distant relatives, whose ancestors could be traced to the same county in Ireland. Moore, born Kathleen Morrison, had no prior acquaintance with her co-star.
       The Nth Commandment was released on 18 March 1923. An article in the 10 March 1923 Exhibitors Herald noted that it was one of the last Cosmopolitan productions released by Paramount Pictures, as Hearst had recently signed a new distribution deal with Goldwyn Pictures Corp.
       Although the 31 March 1923 Motion Picture News initially reported that the film was to open at the Rialto Theatre in New York City on 1 April 1923, a review in the 12 April 1923 Variety revealed that it was postponed until the following Sunday. The 21 April 1923 Exhibitors Herald reported gross receipts of $5,612.21 for the opening day. A San Francisco, CA, debut preceded on 7 April 1923 at the California Theatre.
       According to the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) Treasures from the Film Archives database, portions of this film are extant.