Louis B. Mayer reportedly paid $15,000 for the rights to the novel and had the film shot at Vitagraph Studios, star Anita Stewart's former employer.
Virtuous Wives ( 1918 ) is a lost silent film.
Since costume departments didn't exist back then, Hedda Hopper bought all of her on-screem outfits spending her entire salary for the movie (USD$86.000 today) in the best couture money can buy.