瑞典當年成本最高的默片，也被視為早期瑞典影史必看經典。全片幾乎實景拍攝，拍攝難度與戲劇張力超越當代。原本平凡的水手，戰時為了養家活口冒險出航，卻被軍人所俘。多年後脫身返家卻人事已非，只有滿腔怨怒相伴。某天，當年俘虜他的仇敵與相隨的妻女海上落難待援，他奮勇而至，卻陷入「復仇還是救援？」的天人交戰ddd

“SangenOmDenEldrödaBlomman”(“SongOfTheScarletFlower”)wasarecentandremarkablesilentsurpriseforthisHerrVon;theoeuvreisanexcellentHerrStillersilentfilmthatthisGermancountwatchedinanewlyrestoredandtintedcopy.Itcombinesthewell-knownaesthetics,technicalimprovementsandartisticmeritsforwhichtheNordicdirectorwasknownandpraisedsincethoseearlysilenttimestilltoday.                  eee
                ThefilmtellsofthemerryandcarefreelovelifeofyoungOlof(HerrLarsHanson)awoodsmanwhoduringhissearchfortruelove,seducesmanyfrauleins(justlikethisGermanaristocrat…well,notexactlybecausethepurposeofthisHerrVon’sseductionofrichfräuleinheiressesaretheirgreatfortunes…).Hewillsufferdisappointmentanddeception,allthoseproblemsthatturnupinanylovingrelationship.Finallyhewillfindresponsibilityandmaturity,learningduringhisparticularquestthathisactionsalwayshaveconsequencesindifferentdegreestothepeoplearoundhim.ThisHerrVoncandescribe“SangenOm…”asakindofcomingofagefilm,thespecialintrospectivegrowthtowardmaturityofafreeandeasyyoungster.                  
                AsthisGermancountsaidbefore,thefilmdisplaysStiller’scharacteristicartisticvirtues.;inthefirstpartofthefilm,wecanseeelementsofcomedy,notexactlylikethecomedyofintriguesinotherStillerfilms,buthumorofamorecheerfulsort,highlightingtheself-involvementofourhero.Olof‘sfrivolousflirtationswiththedifferentgirlseventuallyturnromanticandthenturnintodrama.ThereisconflictinthetroubledrelationshipbetweenOlofandhisfatherandlaterwiththefatherofhisbeloved.ThebeautifulandwildnaturallandscapesofNorrlandandnorthernSwedenlendthetaleacertainpowerandischaracteristicofHerrStiller’sothersilentswhereNatureemergesasanimportantcharacterinthestory.ThisisstronglyreflectedthroughoutthefilmbutespeciallyduringthefranticscenewhereinOlofdescendsintothetroubledwatersofariver,abeautifulmetaphorforthehardshipsthatourherohastoendureuntilhefindshimself.                  
                “SangenOmDenEldrödaBlomman”isanexcellent,beautifulfilm,asolid,technicallyperfectandintricateproductionof1919thatdemonstratesonceagaintheimportanceofHerrStillerforsilentfilmhistory.