[2][3][4][5][6] Sime Silverman's review for Variety was mixed on the film, concluding that five-reels was too long, though he admitted that the scene of a boat being torpedoed at the end might go over well with audiences.

When Motion Picture Magazine conducted a popularity contest in 1914, Earle Williams finished first and Young came in second.

[8][9] Young credited Vitagraph founder J. Stuart Blackton's supervision as responsible for the success of her emotional portrayal in the film.

Though this claim started appearing as early as 1918 and was vouched for by actors in the film, and was often repeated,[13][14][15][16][17] the story was always specious and has been discredited.

[18] Trotsky was not in the United States in 1914, and he denied reports made during his life about alleged film appearances.