Referring to the film as The Code of the Sea, a Paramount Pictures advertisement published in the 17 Jan 1924 Var stated that the film would be ready for release that coming spring or summer. A month later, the 9 Feb 1924 Exhibitors Herald announced that Bertram Millhauser had been hired as scenarist to adapt a story written by Byron Morgan.
       According to the 12 Mar 1924 Var and 22 Mar 1924 Exhibitors Herald, principal photography began in San Francisco, CA, where opening sea scenes were filmed onboard a lightship in the San Francisco Bay. After a few days, production relocated to the Famous Players-Lasky studio lot in Los Angeles, CA, until the following month, when the 22 Apr 1924 FD announced the completion of principal photography. A 3 May 1924 Exhibitors Trade Review claimed the final two weeks were spent shooting scenes featuring four ships trapped in a storm.
       Despite its ambitious story, the 21 May 1924 Var stated that Code of the Sea did “ordinary” business during its Los Angeles engagement at Grauman’s Metropolitan Theatre. Var estimated that the film needed to earn roughly $25,000 to recoup negative costs. ...