The upcoming production was announced in the 30 October 1920 by its working title, Sorrentina. Rudolph Valentino was initially cast as leading man to star Viola Dana. Albert Kelley and George Probert were credited as co-directors and Dave Howard as assistant director.
       The start of principal photography at Metro Studios in Hollywood, CA, was reported in the 13 November 1920 Camera. The 6 November 1920 issue claimed that Tom Kennedy had joined the cast, although this may have been a reference to comedian Edward Kennedy, who was confirmed as a cast member in the same publication on 27 November 1920. Bayard Veiller was identified as supervisor in the 4 December 1920 Moving Picture World. That same day, Camera reported that Viola Dana and twelve members of the production unit had just returned from a four-day location shoot at the racetracks and gambling casinos of Tijuana, Mexico. The 1 January 1921 Moving Picture World revealed that “special races were scheduled” to coincide with the shoot, with many real-life gamblers appearing as background actors. The original story was said to have been written specifically for Dana by “Donn Byrne,” also known as Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne.
       Items in the 4 December 1920 Motion Picture News and March 1921 Picture-Play noted that Dana gave a convincing portrayal of an Italian peasant girl by darkening her complexion and wearing a “typical” red and yellow dress. She also reportedly learned to operate marionettes for a puppet-show sequence. The official title was announced as Puppets of Fate in the 5 February 1921 Motion Picture News.
       The film was released on 28 March 1921, followed by openings on 16 April 1921 at Loew’s New York Theatre in New York City, and during the week of 29 May 1921 at Tally’s Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
       According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.