It is a Victorian melodrama, complete with a climax where a little child is placed on a moving saw bench and is considered a lost film.
[2][3] In England, Edith Norton is married to a dashing naval officer, Lt Coventry, who bears a resemblance to Jack Baxter, a common thief.
[4][5] The chapter headings were:[6] The film was based on a popular four-act melodrama which had been produced on the Australian stage by Philip Lytton.
[7][8][9] According to contemporary reports the film "was produced at enormous cost solely for the Lyric" Theatre in Melbourne.
[10] The film proved popular with audiences when screened at the two Lyric Theatres in Brunswick and Prahan in Melbourne.