The film is currently listed as lost.
Cissy Fitzgerald was originally cast as the Widow Paalenburg, but in a driving scene she lost control and crashed into a truck. Her facial injuries required 15 stitches and she could not continue, so her scenes were reshot with Dot Farley now playing the role.
The executives at First National studios were reluctant to hire someone known exclusively as a comedienne for the dramatic lead character who ages over 40 years during the story, but Colleen Moore had earned so much money for First National with the release of Flaming Youth (1923) that they could not refuse her the part.
In June 1944, actress Colleen Moore donated the original nitrate print of So Big (1924) and several of her other films to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). However, due to carelessness by the museum staff, the prints were improperly stored and deteriorated within a span of ten years. Consequently, the film is now considered lost. For the remainder of her life, Moore regretted having donated the original nitrate prints of her films to the museum.