star pickford and director tourneur along with his two favorite cameraman and assistant clarence brown do the edit bring great beauty and intelligence to this story of poor and isolated scottish islander the same territory that michael powell would stake twenty year later for his first great success . vision of wind and wave and sunbacked silhouette of lover do not merely complement the story and they be the story of struggle against hardship . the actor bring the dignity of proud people to their role and pickford be brilliant a her character struggle with her duty a head of the clan and waver between comedy and thoughtfulness and here with her father bullwhip lash wayward islander to church and there seat with her guest walking stick in her hand like a scepter and discuss her lover and play by matt moore . see if you can pick out future star leatrice joy in the ensemble . i try and but fail .