The 15 Apr 1926 FD announced White Gold as a forthcoming release from Cecil B. DeMille’s Producers Distributing Corp. (P.D.C.). Jetta Goudal was set to star in the picture based on the 1925 play of the same name by J. Palmer Parsons. The 19 May 1926 Var added H. B. Warner to the cast and Rupert Julian as director, but neither remained with the project. Production was expected to begin on 1 Jun 1926.
       On 24 Jun 1926, FD reported that William K. Howard would be directing the picture. The 8 Aug 1926 issue stated that Howard had recently returned from “an extended trip in search of sheep country locations.”
       The 1 Sep 1926 Var listed Donald Crisp as the director, and stated that filming would take place in Australia in Nov 1926. Rod La Rocque was named in the lead role, and Jetta Goudal was reportedly out of the picture. However, neither Crisp nor La Rocque continued with the production. Three months later, the 1 Dec 1926 Var and the 5 Dec 1926 FD indicated that Goudal and William K. Howard were still attached to White Gold. Fred Taylor was cited as production manager, and Gordon Cooper as assistant director.
       According to the 11 Dec 1926 Motion Picture News, exteriors were set to be filmed at a sheep/stock camp in Arizona. Although George Seigmann was said to have been cast in an “important role” in White Gold, he did not appear in the picture.
       Reporting that filming was underway, the 23 Dec 1926 FD stated that a herd of goats on set had chewed up the script.
       The 21 Jan 1927 Motion Picture News noted that principal photography would be completed that month. The 4 Feb 1927 issue confirmed that filming had completed, and editing was currently underway.
       White Gold opened in New York City at Wurlitzer Hall on 24 Feb 1927, according to the 2 Mar 1927 Var review. The picture was praised as “commendable,” despite its unexpected ending. The 6 Mar 1927 FD review agreed that the ending may not please the masses, but deemed White Gold “genuinely moving” and also, “splendidly acted and with superb direction.”
       The 1 Apr 1927 Motion Picture News announced a Mar 1927 national release date. The picture opened in Los Angeles, CA, at the Figueroa Theatre in late Mar 1927, as indicated in the 15 Apr 1927 Motion Picture News.
       The premiere of White Gold was held after its opening, in mid-Apr 1927, at New York City’s Roxy Theatre, according to the 11 Apr 1927 and 22 Apr 1927 issues of FD.