sentences:  In the picture, the wind, whether it is a breeze or a cyclone, invariably seems a sham, and Lillian Gish, the stellar light in this new film, frequently poses where the wind is strongest; during one of the early episodes she does her bit to accentuate the artificiality of this tale by wearing the worst kind of hat for a wind.Victor Seastrom hammers home his points until one longs for just a suggestion of subtlety.The villain's sinister smile appears to last until his dying breath."