In the film's opening shows Marion Davies as a cave woman, an ancient Egyptian, a medieval damsel, and as a Renaissance senorita in old Spain, These are examples of previous lives the character of Pauline Vandermuelen has lived.
In the short story by F. Britten Austin, the family name is Vandermeulen. In the film it is Vandermuelen.
All the main characters have dual roles in the modern-day and pirate stories. Their characters dress up for the masquerade ball in mirror images of their former lives.
A rare early film about reincarnation, a topic usually condemned by the Catholic Church. The film was a hit for Marion Davies.