A superior two-reeler from the Kalem Company. Although Kalem was a popular studio in the first couple of decades of the 20th century, it fell apart, as did most of the Patents Trust companies in the late teens. Certainly, this effort is worthwhile. Good acting, good composition -- unlike Griffith's work, which usually used the right wall as a border, this one seems to use the left wall in various forms. Meanwhile the story involves plots, lovers, and a locomotive chase.
It's all fairly familiar territory to anyone who is familiar with the works of D.W. Griffith, but it's important to see that other people knew what Griffith was doing and could produce works that were as good.
It's all fairly familiar territory to anyone who is familiar with the works of D.W. Griffith, but it's important to see that other people knew what Griffith was doing and could produce works that were as good.