Mrs. Brundage's full name was Mathilde Brundage. The actor listed as Mr. Bresee probably was R. A. Bresee.
       The scenario was based on the 1905 novel Stork's Nest by J. Breckenridge Ellis. It was announced in the 14 Aug 1915 Motion Picture News as the next starring vehicle for child actress Mary Miles Minter. An adaptation was currently being written at the Metro Pictures Corp. scenario department, under the supervision of George Dubois Proctor. The 6 Oct 1915 [Rushville, IN] Daily Republican credited Thomas J. Geraghty as scenarist. Principal photography was scheduled to begin at B. A. Rolfe Studios in New York City on 24 Aug 1915. The 29 Jan 1916 Motion Picture News included William B. Davidson among the cast. Martin Faust was identified as assistant director in the 16 Oct 1915 issue.
       According to the 4 Sep 1915 Motion Picture News, location shooting took place at the Delaware Water Gap and Pocono Mountains of Eastern Pennsylvania. B. A. Rolfe, his general manager Maxwell Karger, and their associate Arthur James, traveled to Pennsylvania, conferred with Minter and director William Nigh, and returned to New York City by early evening.
       Minter’s likeness for the film’s promotional poster was to be painted by renowned illustrator Hamilton King, as stated in the 9 Oct 1915 Motion Picture News. King hoped to finish the portrait in time for the picture’s release. This same image was also intended to adorn the cover of an unspecified national magazine.
       Emmy of Stork’s Nest was released on 11 Oct 1915, preceded by a 9 Oct 1915 opening at Loew’s Palace Theatre in Brooklyn, NY. Other openings followed on 10 Oct 1915 at the Fine Arts Theatre in Chicago, IL; the Garden Theatre in Washington, D.C.; the Regent Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA; and the 81st Street Theatre in New York City. The 30 Oct 1915 Moving Picture World reported that Minter, leading man Niles Welch, and several friends attended a screening during the latter engagement. Word of the actress’s presence spread among the audience, and at the end of the first reel, the projectionist shined a spotlight on her. When the audience applauded at the film’s conclusion, Minter “was obliged” to take the stage, and took Welch along with her.
       An article in the 11 Dec 1915 Moving Picture World revealed that Atchison, KS, exhibitor Herbert Welsh was fined twenty-five dollars for showing the film before it had been cleared by the local censorship board. Although the chief censor, Rev. Festus Foster, doubted that the feature contained any objectionable content, he insisted that Welsh was still guilty of violating the law. The title was incorrectly reported as The Enemy of the Stork’s Nest.
       The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of October 2020.