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This is an elaborate film from the Biograph studio. The story is that a young man is disciplined for some real or fancied wrong to the king. While meditating over it he picks up the wrong coat and in the pocket finds a letter telling of a plot to kidnap the queen and hold her for ransom. He goes to the designated place at the hour named, secretes himself, and, as the plot is about to be carried out, manages to hold the kidnappers at bay until help arrives. The king forgives him, makes him a knight and gives him the sweetheart he wanted, who was one of the queen's ladies-in-waiting. It is a simple enough story, but the staging and costuming are superb. And in the hands of the capable actors employed by the Biograph people the play becomes decidedly distinctive. The photography is excellent and in every particular the picture is pleasing. It deserves a longer run than one day. The toning might be mentioned as adding especially to this picture, though it doesn't always do so. - The Moving Picture World, April 17, 1909