A three-reel production that is likely to leave all but the wakefulest confused about much of its story. The main thread is clear. An escaped prisoner kidnaps the son of a judge and brings him up to be a forger just for revenge, and although the boy escapes from the toughs, he is in later years, yet innocent, sentenced by his own father, who fails to recognize him. Then there's a happy ending. Many of the lesser threads are not clear and it impresses one as a poorly produced offering. There was padding in the first reel which added nothing and, as the story progressed, we noticed jumps in the action. Of the former, take those scenes with the carriage just before the accident. Of the latter, take those scenes where Tom saves Barnes' daughter. Just what happened there we don't know. There is plenty of interesting matter and a good many will enjoy the situation and story; but it is not an absolutely sure feature number. Edward McWade is the author and it was produced by Oscar Eagle. - The Moving Picture World, February 14, 1914
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