I hope it's not true as the previous reviewer asserts, that this " is easily one of the best crafted African-American silent films", because it falls short in several areas. The whole production is borderline in a professional sense, particularly in regard to editing and continuity. As a result, the film often 'loses' its audience with scenes that seem out of order or that do not follow one another. Acting is another matter, with uneven performances by all concerned.
Director Maurice's heart seems in the right place in this story of good vs evil. A man rescues two teenagers from a life on the streets, a girl who turns out good and a boy who does not - he becomes a small-time gangster. The man marries the girl. They have a child. All goes well until the boy (now a man) sends his gang out to make trouble of some kind, and they kidnap the daughter (we are left to wonder why), but all turns out well in the end.
I suspect the director was underfunded and tried to do too much on a shoestring budget. And so, we can only imagine what he might have done with proper funding.
