Overview
The original film featured the then unknown Rudolph Valentino. To cash in on his rise to stardom, it was re-edited to feature more of him. Various shots were repeated several times; long shots were blown up into close-ups and inter-cut with other footage; some scenes were projected on a loop, so that Rudolph Valentino repeated the same motions several times over; one scene was used as a flashback; and out-takes from the original were inserted into the new film. In addition, the locale of the new picture was switched from World War 1 Germany to a desert island by the simple expedient of inserting shots of bathing beauties on a palm-fringed beach throughout the film.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 38 | March 7, 1941 (59) | |
 | 18 | May 31, 1949 (47) | |
 | 42 | December 23, 1941 (64) | |
 | 46 | September 20, 1948 (74) | |
 | 28 | September 9, 1921 (30) | |
 | 24 | August 23, 1926 (31) | |
 | 43 | December 16, 1929 (52) | |
| 43 | September 18, 1962 (85) | |
 | 29 | August 21, 1968 (77) | |
 | 53 | March 30, 1955 (88) |