The working title for this film was Deburau, after the 1920 novel by Sacha Guitry upon which it was based. The title was misspelled as Debarau in the 23 June 1923 Exhibitors Trade Review, which announced that Sidney Franklin was attached to direct, with John Barrymore in the role of “Jean Gaspard Deburau.” A conflicting report in the 7 July 1923 issue stated that Ernst Lubitsch was set to direct the film for Warner Brothers Pictures. Lubitsch, having just left a contract with the Hamilton Company, did not remain at Warner Brothers, as noted in the September 1923 Motion Picture Classic. The following spring, an item in the March 1924 Motion Picture Magazine quoted John Barrymore as saying he had no intention of appearing in the film, despite previous reports.
       A title change to The Lover of Camille was announced in the 27 May 1924 Film Daily. Filming commenced under the direction of Harry Beaumont sometime in July 1924, as indicated by a 5 July 1924 Exhibitors Herald advertisement. Production took place at the Warner Brothers studio lot in Hollywood, CA, where sets included a replica of the Theatre des Funambules. Shooting was completed sometime in August 1924, and theatrical release followed on 15 September 1924. A review in the 12 November 1924 Variety postulated that the title had been changed to The Lover of Camille due to the fact that the screen adaptation was modernized from the underlying novel’s 1840 time period.
       According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.