Though obviously dated at least when viewing the first part of the movie, things get quite exciting when the American troops approach the battlefield, followed by some genuine large scale battlescenes. I especially like the moving sequences when John Gilbert (he`s really a beau) and Renee`Adoree` part as the convoy of soldiers leaves for the front. All in all a very good film, especially the appropriate Carl Davis score and the high production values typical of King Vidor. One of MGM`s three silent extraclassics beside "Ben-Hur" and "The Merry Widow". And as always Kevin Brownlow and David Gill guarantee a good restoration of a silent classic.