The interesting visual effects are the main reason to watch this short drama, which takes a relatively familiar plot idea and uses it to set up a lengthy sequence of camera tricks. The story itself is the kind of morality play that was very common in short features of the early 1910s, with Marc McDermott as the main character contributing a solid performance.
McDermott plays an irresponsible young Duke who, in a desperate moment, has a dream in which he is confronted by a series of his illustrious ancestors. The dream sequence is quite ambitious in its length and scale, combining a number of camera tricks at once to create the overall effect of the young duke's dream.
It has some rough edges, and there are other special effects movies of the era that created similar effects a bit more smoothly, but it is a solid enough job given its resources.