The last two reels of this three-reel number bring the interest up very strongly. The first reel was weak in point of atmosphere and plot development; the fighting with the brigands seemed aimless and without definite meaning. The later adventures of James Cruze as the count, and his detective friend, in America, leave little to be desired in the way of excitement. The tortures inflicted by the Mafia were both painful and sensational, but the scene where the detective, hanging by his heels, swings to the telephone and summons help was very well devised. In the way of frank sensationalism the last two reels are very successful, though overacting is indulged in almost to the point of burlesque. - The Moving Picture World, September 20, 1913
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