 It was directed by D. W. Griffith (with cinematography by Arthur Marvin), whose experiments with naturalistic lighting were deemed a great success; he later named it as his greatest film.An adaptation of "A Blot in the 'Scutcheon" was to follow in 1912, and another Griffith film, "The Wanderer" (1913) reproduces the theme of "Pippa Passes" with a flutist instead of a singer.