The scenario was based on the 1920 short story, "The Cynic Effect" by Nalbro Isadorah Bartley. An upcoming screen version, known at the time Oh, Jo, was announced in 29 January 1921 Motion Picture News. The article was unclear as to whether the production had been completed.
       A news item in the 1 April 1922 Movie Weekly revealed that principal photography took place at a studio in Mamaroneck, NY, possibly the same facility owned by director D. W. Griffith. Star Dorothy Gish and her fellow cast members were said to have spent considerable time at a nearby beach, suggesting that filming may have taken place during the summer of 1920. The June 1921 Photoplay incorrectly stated that the picture’s working title was The Ghost in the Garret, an unrelated production that also starred Dorothy Gish.
       Oh, Jo was released by Paramount Pictures Corp. on either 15 May 1921 (11 June 1921 Exhibitors Herald) or on 8 May 1921 (10 July 1921 Wid’s Daily). A 4 May 1921 opening preceded at the Pilot Theatre in Winston-Salem, NC.
       Thirteen months later, the 17 June 1922 Motion Picture News reported that worldwide rights for the film had been acquired by independent distributor Producers Security Corp. Retitled The Country Flapper, it was the first Dorothy Gish feature to be released to the states’ rights market. The 5 August 1922 Exhibitors Trade Review stated that this revised version of the picture was scheduled to debut on 30 July 1922 at the Capitol Theatre in New York City. A song named after the film had been composed for the event by E. G. Van Pelt and Jesse Winne, and published by G. Ricordi & Co., which may have been affiliated with Producers Security president Ricord Gradwell. The 12 August 1922 Exhibitors Trade Review noted that the song was introduced at the Capitol Theatre by Caroline Andrews, “with an accompanying pantomime by Thalia Zanou.” The previous day’s issue of Variety reported gross receipts of $37,400 from the Capitol opening, despite an indifferent critical response. Plans for a 3 September 1922 opening at the California Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, were announced in the 26 August 1922 Moving Picture World, although the 9 September 1922 issue stated that it had taken place at the Alhambra Theatre. The 23 September 1922 Exhibitors Trade Review claimed that the feature was in high demand in both domestic and foreign markets.
       According to a review in the 13 August 1922 Film Daily, the picture opened with a title admitting the absence of a plot. The critic went on to deduce that Oh, Jo had been heavily re-edited with a new title to capitalize on the “flapper rage,” and numerous subtitles to extend what would otherwise have been a comedy short subject. This was description was seconded by the September 1922 Photodramatist, which dismissed the film with the brief comment, “Smart-Aleck subtitles and unfunny slapstick.” Several reviews noted that director F. Richard Jones had previously been affiliated with comedy producer-director Mack Sennett.
       According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.