The scenario was based on Elizabeth Ellis’s 1906 novel, Barbara Winslow, Rebel, which was also the picture’s provisional title, according to the 19 May 1923 Film Daily. Principal photography was scheduled to begin on 18 Jun 1923 at United Studios in Hollywood, CA, as stated in the 14 Jun 1923 issue. The 9 Jul 1923 [Elmira, NY] Star-Gazette reported that cast member Willard Mack, who was also an accomplished playwright, conducted rehearsals prior to filming. One month into filming, the 14 Jul 1923 Camera claimed that lead actress Constance Talmadge was completing an average of fifteen scenes per day. Her fencing instructor for the picture was Fred Cavens.
       A production chart in the 28 Jul 1923 Camera listed Willard Mack as scenarist, and character actor Edward Brophy as assistant director. Additional cast members included Betty Giles (21 Jul 1923 Camera), Arthur Rankin (4 Aug 1923 Motion Picture News), Jack Dillon (25 Aug 1923 Camera), and Mariano Novarro, brother of actor Ramon Novarro (Sep 1923 Picture-Play). The Oct 1923 Motion Picture claimed that Jack Mulhall was given a co-starring role.
       An article in the 4 Aug 1923 Camera revealed that Talmadge requested cinematographer Glen MacWilliams for the picture, remembering that he inscribed a still photograph years earlier with a prediction of the actress’s rise to stardom. The 11 Aug 1923 issue credited art director Stephen Gooson with designing a seventeenth-century English village and a 112-room Norman castle for the picture. They were constructed in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA, with the castle overlooking the village. Furnishings for the sets filled eleven railroad boxcars and were transported to the site by truck.
       The 13 Oct 1923 Camera recounted the filming of a scene for which prop man Danny Mulholland was required to make a salad. Unable to find a suitable dressing, Mulholland garnished the salad with “red and white sawdust” from the carpentry shop but failed to warn the actors. By the time director Victor Heerman discovered that the concoction was inedible, Mulholland was reportedly hurrying away from the studio.
       The 25 Aug 1923 Camera reported that the final day of shooting took place on Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles, CA. Final interior scenes were filmed in the early morning of 22 Aug 1923, after which Constance Talmadge was “carried half asleep” to the island. The picture was said to be the first in which the actress played a serious dramatic role.        Editing was in progress under Talmadge’s supervision as of 21 Sep 1923, according to that day’s Star-Gazette. The 23 Sep 1923 [Buffalo, NY] Buffalo Morning Express and Illustrated Buffalo Express attributed the film’s musical score to Arthur Jell.
       The Dangerous Maid debuted in Los Angeles during the week of 11 Nov 1923, followed by a New York City opening four weeks later. A review in the 16 Dec 1923 Film Daily warned that the public might be disappointed by Talmadge’s foray into historical drama. The 22 Oct 1924 Var listed the film’s box-office rating as fifty-nine percent.