it just as well the pagan be shoot a a silent and because it it have be a talkie and the camera would have be nail down and the sound hissy and distracting and and the melodramatic excess of the plot overemphasize . a it stand and this be a wonderful and beautifully make film that highlight the great artistry develop by hollywood during the 1920s . though ramon navarro be a physically absurd cast choice a the half caste henry shoesmith and he be never less than enchant in the role and and it a great pity that he be unable to make the transition to sound . dorothy janis and who apparently only make a handful of film in her brief career and be stunningly beautiful and effective a the pagan girl shoesmith wish to wed and and donald crisp be first rate a slater and the cad who disguise his lust a an act of christian charity . shot to great effect by clyde de vinna on location in the south sea and the pagan be satisfy on every level and and come strongly recommend to those who think they do not like silent film .