Marion Davies in black face as a Yankee spy in the South should be enough to sink any film. It is very Topsy and offensive to be sure. Yet Davies does a good job regardless. The film almost inexplicably excels in showing how split the United States was during the Civil War and how there "was no victory" only "peace" at its conclusion. Boleslawski as always does a fine job of direction and the cinematography is top notch. The central romance is pretty flimsy, though.