" At first, the young fawn was frightened by the surrounding animals, and especially by the loudly-hooting, big-eyed Owl, but then responded with a smile and cute laugh.[A reel is approximately ten to twelve minutes in length.] Although Von Stroheim cut the film down to about 24 reels (a four-hour version), Stroheim""s own director/friend Rex Ingram cut the film further to between 15 and 18 reels (a three-hour version)." In the emergency room of Haddonfield hospital, Tommy was carrying Jamie""s baby when he spoke to Dr.Although the film was not a commercial success upon its release and criticized as sentimental soap-opera, it attained well-deserved status as one of the greatest films of its kind.