 The writer of the scenario is unknown , but it was most likely Lloyd Lonergan . He was an experienced newspaperman employed by The New York Evening World while writing scripts for the Thanhouser productions . A reviewer said that the film was a poor take on Anthony Hope , but did not further expand on the nature of this connection . This was likely a reference to Anthony Hope 's works like The Prisoner of Zenda and may have been made due to the arrival of a foreigner who resolves a royal conspiracy . Bowers would list this film as being of " patriotic " character instead of listing it simply as a drama or a comedy production . The patriotic element of the film was heavily promoted in advertising and was likely true given the reaction of viewers to the film . One article in The Moving Picture News referred to the film as an example of a problematic use of the United States flag appearing suddenly with the marines at the climax of the plot , all while on foreign soil . 
