This picture is an adaptation of the popular stage production of the same name. It is a rather complicated story for a picture and, at first, it is hard to distinguish the characters and keep in mind what they stand for in the picture. Where there are so many, one is seen tor a moment and then gives place to another. When the first is seen again the spectator has to work hard to remember what he was doing when last seen. It takes several scenes before we reach an easy acquaintance. This is the only noticeable weakness of the early scenes of this unusually interesting picture of college life. It is set in very appropriate backgrounds that seem very much indeed like Cambridge, Mass. The story deals with the adventures of Tom Brown and his sweetheart and college friends, one of whom is a weak character who comes very near discrediting Tom. There is a very good boat race with eight-oared shells; perhaps the best thing in the picture. The players do very well and are pleasing, especially the heroine, Tom's sweetheart. It is a picture commendable to spectators who will catch its early scenes closely enough to gather up the threads of the story. - The Moving Picture World, January 6, 1912
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