The upcoming production was announced in the 9 August 1923 Variety by its working title, The Man Whom Life Passed By. Writer-director Victor Schertzinger was loaned to producers Metro Pictures Corp. by B. P. Schulberg of Preferred Pictures Corp.
       As stated in the 11 August 1923 Camera, scenarist Winifred Dunn was in the process of researching “ancient Roman lore” for a sequence in her adaptation of Schertzinger’s original story. Although the 15 September 1923 Camera claimed that principal photography had been scheduled to start at Metro Studios in Hollywood, CA, on 18 August 1923, a chart in that same issue indicated that it had begun within the previous two weeks. Harry Kerr was credited as casting director. Also joining the production were assistant director Wyatt Brewster (6 October 1923 Exhibitors Trade Review) and veteran actor Hobart Bosworth, who was on loan from Goldwyn Pictures Corp. (8 October 1923 Film Daily). According to the 6 October 1923 Motion Picture News, the picture marked the first joint screen appearance of sisters Jane and Eva Novak.
       On 13 October 1923, Camera reported that Jane Novak had threatened to bob her long blond hair after two rehearsals and four takes of a scene in which Hobart Bosworth, in the role of her father, was required to embrace her tightly. Each take was followed by thirty-five minutes with a hair stylist before the actress could appear before the cameras. That same day, Exhibitors Trade Review noted that Schertzinger had avoided creating “stereotyped characters” for his story, choosing instead to portray real human beings, rather than heroes and villains.
       A chart in the 27 October 1923 Camera indicated that filming was nearly completed. Two weeks later, the 10 November 1923 edition credited Sada Cowan and Howard Higgin with adding intertitles to the feature. The 3 November 1923 Motion Picture News announced that the title had been officially shortened to The Man Life Passed By.
       A general release was scheduled for 24 December 1923, preceded by a Los Angeles, CA, premiere at Loew’s State Theatre during the week of 16 December 1923. The 18 January 1924 Film Daily noted that a cross-promotional campaign for the event had been arranged with local realtors, who employed the slogan, “Don’t be the man life passed by. Own your own home.”
       According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.