Worst movie I've ever seen. Doesn't make sense. Isn't interesting. Barely funny in a couple spots. Has no story. And it's not correctly depicted for the time period (the sister's clothing is way off in many scenes for 1923).
A guy cuts his fingers off cause his ex-friend is bothering him and thinks if he cuts his fingers off his friend will leave him alone???
Then his ex-friend's favorite pet donkey choked on one of the cut off fingers and died, so he got mad and decided to burn the guy with the chopped off fingers' house down as revenge for the donkey dying.
Side notes, the town's policeman is molesting his not very bright son. What?? There's a lady who is like a witch, but there's nothing that comes of her being in the story. The sister moves off the island and is very happy.
Seriously, that's what happens. I just saved you 2 hours of your life that you'll never get back.