 The film's "premature burial" plotline tilts it in the direction of being a horror film as well as a melodrama.Director Gerrard emigrated to Hollywood from Ireland in 1913 to become an actor, but quickly gravitated to film directing in 1916 with his "The Price of Victory", but gave up directing soon after filming "The Phantom Melody".A wealthy count named Camello is in love with Mary Drake, but his cousin Gregory Baldi is also pursuing her.