The scenario was based on the 1923 short story, "The Eagle's Feather" by Katharine Newlin Burt. On 14 April 1923, Motion Picture News reported that Edward Sloman had been hired by Metro Pictures Corp. to direct the screen version, with Milton E. Hoffman as production manager. Two weeks later, the 28 April 1923 issue stated that the company had left Metro Studios in Hollywood, CA, for a location shoot in Northern California.
       The 19 May 1923 and 23 June 1923 issues of Motion Picture News identified the company’s destinations as the Smithson Ranch near Bishop, CA, and Mammoth Lakes, CA, where a stampede of 4,000 cattle was staged. Metro location manager Lou Strohm reportedly negotiated with several ranchers in Northern California and Western Nevada before finding a cattle herd within the production’s budget. The unit included thirty cast and crew members, along with twenty-two horses.
       Following the company’s return to Hollywood, the 14 July 1923 Motion Picture World reported that cast members Barbara La Marr and Adolphe Menjou had been replaced by Rosemary Theby and Crauford Kent. J. J. Hughes was credited as art director. The August 1923 Photoplay revealed that co-star Lester Cuneo was required to horsewhip lead actor James Kirkwood in a particular scene. Although Kirkwood protected his torso with a leather corset, the whip inadvertently struck him under the arm, after which “two doctors were summoned to stop the flow of blood and language.”
       The September 1923 Photoplay claimed that cast member Mary Alden planned to abandon acting after mastering the art of flipping pancakes while on location. She claimed that “a good flapjack flipper is always in demand for work in restaurant windows,” where she would always be the center of attention.
       The Eagle’s Feather was released in October 1923, preceded by a 26 September 1923 showing at Loew’s New York Theatre in New York City.
       According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is extant.