[3] The film is regarded as anticlerical,[4] and the nudity, after causing trouble with censorship, was deemed justified by its religious context.

Cast notes: Writer-director Lois Weber attributed to Adolphe Faugeron's painting La Vérité (The Truth)[6] as the inspiration for the film.

[1] Dal Clawson devised special photographic techniques for the film, which was shot by George W. Hill.

It is thought that Weber may have re-edited the film after early review were published, before its official opening on January 20, 1915 at the Longacre Theater in New York City.

[1] Most of the film has survived, though some scenes have suffered from some serious nitrate decomposition in places especially at the beginning and cannot be restored.