Several episodes of the film involve two scenes being intercut. Even within a single scene, Browning often cuts back and forth between the heroine and hero, on the one hand, and various bad guys on the trail, on the other. Even his dialogue scenes often cut back and forth between two points of view, focusing on each individual character. Browning's use of rhythm is these cross cutting scenes is superb. The whole film subtly throbs to a continuous beat of action and cutting.
Browning favors three quarter length shots.
These show nearly the whole body of his actors, except their lower legs and feet. They also show a great deal of the background in which the characters are standing. The background is carefully composed. The point of the composition is to give a clear, gracefully shot look at the environment in which the characters find themselves, whether it be their Nob Hill apartment, a society mansion, or a Chinese restaurant. Browning uses almost no camera movement.