Production on Clara Bow’s next starring vehicle was scheduled to begin on 17 Jan 1927 at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA, according to the 14 Jan 1927 Motion Picture News. An item in the 6 Feb 1927 Film Daily claimed that screenwriters Louise Long and Ethel Doherty wrote 160 scenes for the picture in one day, which comprised one half of the scenario.
       Additional cast members included Lotus Thompson (11 Feb 1927 Film Daily), Max Asher (18 Feb 1927 Motion Picture News), boxing referee Abe Roth (14 Mar 1927 NYDN), and canine actor King Tut (May 1929 Picture Play). Articles in the 13 Feb 1927 NYDN and Jun 1927 Motion Picture claimed that Esther Ralston, Gary Cooper, and/or Eddie Cantor were also members of the cast. None of the three appeared in the film, although Bow had co-starred with Ralston and Cooper in Children of Divorce (1927, see entry), and with Cantor in Kid Boots (1926, see entry).
       The 5 Feb 1927 Hollywood Topics described a cabaret scene in which Clara Bow pretended to knock out six opponents in a boxing ring. Afterward, the opponents rose to their feet and joined the star in a dance routine for an audience of background actors.
       Rough House Rosie was released on 14 May 1927, followed by a 21 May 1927 opening at the Paramount Theatre in New York City, and a 28 May 1927 opening at the Metropolitan Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. Among the mixed reviews was a comment in the 22 May 1927 LAT, crediting Bow’s performance with carrying the otherwise ordinary film.