The 20 May 1921 Var announced the upcoming film adaptation, based on the 1914 play Omar the Tentmaker by Richard Walter Tully, with locations at Brunton Studios in Hollywood (to be known as United Studios in 1922). Frederick Warde was announced to star, but he did not appear in the picture. One month later, the 24 Jun 1921 FD reported that Associated First National had struck a deal to produce two of Richard Walter Tully’s plays: Omar the Tentmaker and The Masquerader, and pre-production was underway. Actor Guy Bates Post, who starred in both stage plays for a combined decade, had been hired to reprise his role as “Omar” in the film adaptation, and Richard Walter Tully would serve as advisor to director James Young. According to the Oct 1922 Photodramatist, Post played “Omar” onstage for four years before taking on the film role, despite a news item in the 26 Nov 1921 Exhibitors Herald that announced Rudolph Valentino was in consideration for the part.
       The 30 Jul 1921 Moving Picture World announced the arrival of shipments from Persia, the Near East, Asia Minor, and Northern Africa, consisting of a “carload of tapestries, Oriental rugs, costumes and effects” to decorate the exotic film set.
       Principal photography began in early Jun 1922, according to the 10 Jun 1922 Moving Picture World. Previous reports anticipated start dates on 1 Dec 1921 and early Apr 1922, as noted in the 26 Nov 1921 Exhibitors Herald and the 3 Mar 1922 Var. The delays were most likely due to the filming of The Masquerader, which went into production before Omar the Tentmaker, and was also directed by James Young and starred Guy Bates Post in his theatrical feature film debut.
       The Sep 1922 Photodramatist announced that production had recently completed.
       News items in the 13 Oct 1922 FD and the Nov 1922 Photodramatist note that Sam Mogi was responsible for camera work on the production, and that James Ewens served as assistant director.
       On 28 Nov 1922, the picture screened for critics at Wurlitzer Hall in New York City, followed by presentations from war correspondent, Hamilton M. Wright, and A. N. Mitzaoff, an authority on “Oriental philosophy.” Reviews praised its costumes and set design, but deemed the picture “disappointing,” noting that the lengthy sequences were “tiresome,” according to the 3 Dec 1922 FD.