John Gilbert loathed the film and begged for it not to be released. His wishes were not granted.Instead the film was shelved and was released after His Glorious Night, which had been filmed after "Redemption" was already finished.
Filmed in 1929, but not released until 1930.
The original Broadway production of "Redemption" by Arthur Hopkins based on the Leo Tolstoy novel opened at the Plymouth Theater on October 3, 1918 and ran for 204 performances.