Sounds like a terrible mess to me. The two silent films by DeMille I've seen so far seem to be good accompanying pieces. "The whispering chorus", a good story brought down by a screenplay with too many improbabilities and plotholes, and a director who seems to fiercly believe in the idiocy and ignorance of the viewers, resulting by a direction that takes you by the hand and hammers the morale home. "Joan the woman" was better in most aspects, but still doesn't live up to the renomme of a great director. Technically the films are very interesting, but to what use it is employed is a more important question to consider. I know that I'll check out the ten commandements one day, but thanks for your warning wpqx. At least an enjoyable review has come out of it