A series of ten upcoming features starring actor Edmund Cobb was announced in the 11 Jul 1923. The films were to be produced by Ben Wilson for release through states’ rights distributor Arrow Film Corp. During that same month, the 7 Jul 1923 Camera and the 21 Jul 1923 Exhibitors Trade Review credited Ashton Dearholt as producer, noting that he would continue to work as production manager for Ben Wilson. The company included director Dick Hatton , assistant director Wilbur McGaugh, cameraman J. C. Hutchinson, and art director E. R. Hickson , with Helene Rosson as leading lady. The Berwilla Studio at 5821 Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, CA, was the prospective filming location. According to the 4 Aug 1923 Camera, Hickson was in the process of drawing “full pose portraits” of Cobb, Rosson, Dearholt, McGaugh, and Hutchinson, although it was not specified whether this was a personal or a professional endeavor.
       Cobb was apparently making two concurrent series, evidenced by items in the 29 Jun 1923 Film Daily and the 21 Jul 1923 Motion Picture News, which noted that one of Wilson’s latest vehicles for the actor, known at the time as The Trail of the Wolf, was in production at Universal Studios in Universal City, CA.
       Battling Bates was released on 15 Dec 1923, followed by openings on 11 Jan 1924 at the Liberty Theatre in Roseburg, OR, on 25 Jan 1924 at the Peoples Theatre in Anaconda, MT, and on 23 Feb 1924 at the Strand Theatre in Laredo, TX.
       According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.