5/10
Call it bizarre
29 April 2015
Worth seeing as a curiosity and for Clara Bow's near-unhinged performance, but there's still no way to describe this as in any way a good film. Tonally schizophrenic, it veers from comedy to florid melodrama to unintentional laughs. It also manages to be simultaneously socially permissive while indulging the hoariest stereotypes of American Indians. The one thing to hold onto is Clara Bow. Her performance transcends mere notions of 'good' or 'bad'; whatever it is, it's never dull and you never take your eyes off her.

Plot? Oh yes, lots of it, which I won't try to describe. The narrative here has all the rigor and logic of a Dario Argento horror flick. Just go with it. You're unlikely to see another movie like this.

Also: this must be Exhibit A in IMDb users' deference in rating older films. 7.2?? Sure, on a scale of 1 to 50.
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