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In two reels, an artistic and effectively pictured study of human pride. It is not well titled, for there is, when its whole meaning is considered, no true honor in it; the "honor" being merely family reputation. The situation imagined and developed by Frank Woods with his best skill and knowledge of picture craft fails of making the best impression on the spectator. It deals chiefly with three persons, father, son and son's wife, all of whom are in a low state of grace, from the average, normal-minded spectator's point of view. James Kirkwood, the producer, has presented it with that naturalness and simplicity that are only found in the work of the best directors. The son has dishonored himself by failing to carry on the orders to his general. His wife has persuaded him to rest overnight and his general loses the battle. When the father finds this out, he counsels the son to shoot himself and then treats it as though it were a commendable act. It is a picture to hold the audience strongly, but it is a more pleasant one to forget than to remember long. It is a pretty picture. - The Moving Picture World, June 13, 1914