News items in the 4 Aug 1922 FD and 19 Aug 1922 Exhibitors Trade Review indicated that director Rex Ingram was in New York City to confer with writer John Russell about making a screen adaptation of Russell’s short story, “The Passion Vine.” An article in the 13 Jan 1923 Exhibitors Trade Review clarified that “The Passion Vine” had been published in Russell’s 1921 story collection, Where the Pavement Ends, which was essentially a reissue of stories previously published in the 1919 collection, The Red Mark. Ingram chose The Passion Vine as the working title of his film.
       Plans were initially made to shoot the South Seas romance in the West Indies, including the island of Jamaica. Interiors would be filmed at Miami Studios in Miami, FL, according to a 26 Aug 1922 FD brief. A 30 Sep 1922 Exhibitors Trade Review article confirmed that principal photography on The Passion Vine was scheduled to begin the first week of Oct 1922 in Miami, FL. The trade journal emphasized the satisfactory “technical facilities,” and indicated that various sets depicting outdoor scenes had been built at the studio, suggesting that plans to shoot at offshore locations may have changed. However, a news brief in the 27 Jan 1923 Exhibitors Trade Review stated that filming took place on the island of Cuba. Production lasted three full months, and by the time the company returned to New York City in Jan 1923, the title of the film had changed to Where the Pavement Ends.
       An article in the 10 Feb 1923 Motion Picture News indicated that post-production took place in New York City, with Tom Storey serving as the film “laboratory expert,” and Ingram serving as editor. A review in the Jun 1923 Educational Screen noted that Ingram created two endings for the film, a “trite one” in which the lovers return happily to “civilization,” and a “logical one” in which the lovers part ways. Exhibitors could choose to screen either version of the movie. The Educational Screen reviewer urged viewers to opt for the “minor key” ending.