According to the 31 Jul 1923 FD, director Maurice Tourneur indefinitely delayed making Two Little Vagrants, based on the 1896 stage play, to begin filming Jealous Fools. Tourneur told the 18 Aug 1923 Exhibitors Trade Review that he planned an “unhappy ending” for the picture, as he preferred realism over fantasy. Production was currently underway at United Studios in Hollywood, CA. The 19 Aug 1923 FD included child actor Marion Feducha among the cast, who was credited on screen as “Don Marion.” Another child actor, four-year-old Edwin Hubbell, appeared in the film, as noted in the 22 Sep 1923 Exhibitors Trade Review. The 25 Aug 1923 Exhibitors Trade Review reported the start of principal photography. The original story was attributed to Tourneur, although contemporary sources credited scenarist Fred Kennedy Myton.
       The 22 Aug and 9 Sep 1923 issues of FD reported delays in production when Tourneur contracted ptomaine poisoning in Aug 1923, and his assistant, Scott R. Beal, sustained a broken arm the following month after being struck by a “gypsy wagon” while on location in San Pedro, CA. The 24 Sep 1923 FD reported the conclusion of filming. Editing was already in progress, with titles provided by drama critic Walter Anthony. The 20 Oct 1923 Motion Picture News announced Jealous Husbands as the film’s official title, although it had already appeared a week earlier in the 13 Oct 1923 Motion Picture News. The new title was chosen following a preview screening in Venice, CA. United Studios president M. C. Levee provided audience members with printed cards to express their opinions, and found that, despite an overwhelmingly positive response, many objected to the word “Fools” in the context of the story.
       The 3 Nov 1923 Motion Picture News noted that “jealousy” was a popular topic that year, as demonstrated by a series of syndicated editorials by Dr. Frank Crane. In preparation for the film, Tourneur hired a “clipping service,” which, in only one week, provided over 4,000 newspaper stories with “jealousy” in the headline.
       Jealous Husbands opened 12 Nov 1923 to positive reviews. It marked Tourneur’s third film for M. C. Levee, and his fiftieth since immigrating to the U.S. in 1914. According to the 5 Nov 1923 FD, the picture was endorsed by Captain James McDowell, head of the Los Angeles Police Department traffic division. McDowell believed that the automobile wreck depicted in the film would “prove a warning to motorists.”