The scenario was based on the first play ever written by twenty-three-year-old University of Pennsylvania graduate James W. Adams, according to the 17 November 1916 Variety. The plot synopsis included with the film’s copyright description was titled “Quicksands,” although this was not mentioned as a working title in available sources.
       As stated in the 10 March 1917 Motion Picture News, a valuable set of antique bedroom furniture was loaned to the production by William Bradly Studios of New York City. The set was constructed from “circassian walnut, inlaid with pearl and ivory,” and was said to have once belonged to a prominent local millionaire. The 22 February 1917 Wid’s credited Alfred DeGaetano with editing the picture.
       The film was released on 19 February 1917, and opened that same week at Miller’s Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. A review in the 1 March 1917 Wid’s lamented that the picture was hard to take seriously, as evidenced by the title character’s death scene, in which she awkwardly fell to the floor and held her beloved pearl necklace above her face as if she were about to eat it.
       Shortly after the release, the 28 February 1917 New York Clipper reported that the film had been banned in the state of Maryland. Two months later, the 28 April 1917 Motion Picture News stated that Major M. L. C. Funkhouser, of the Chicago, IL, board of censors, had issued a “pink permit” for the production, restricting it to adult audiences. The classification was lifted following a petition by J. E. O’Toole of the Fox Film Corporation’s regional office. A related article in the 5 May 1917 issue stated that Fox’s victory left Funkhouser “muttering of conspiracy.”
       An unrelated serial of the same name was released in 1944, followed by an unrelated feature in 1945 (see entry).
       The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.