By clever acting and skilful production, strong dramatic interest is given to an ordinary love story in Morocco.

[Mr. von Sternberg] accepts absurdly improbable situations, and he is often guilty of extraordinarily abrupt happenings and inconsistent characterizations.

Von Sternberg, the producer, displays ingenuity in the invention of details about life in Morocco.

Thanks to the careful character development, the main personas are exceptionally entertaining, despite the constant sense of ruin that hovers over their every embrace.