While a moving story about a man caught between two sides in the political struggles at a cotton field, the movie lacks a lot in the acting department in leading man Richard Barthelmess who is just too wooden here. His style of acting can work sometimes, but not here. He looks so out of place! He holds the movie back big time while all the other character actors does their best and create some atmosphere. Not even a stunning Bette Davis managed to bring much out of him here.