"Bilge" Smith (Richard Barthelmess), a tough sailor, meets Connie Martin (Dorothy Mackaill), a seamstress in a small harbor who has never had a boyfriend. Connie is instantly smitten. She invites Smith to dinner, where he dances with her and gives her a kiss. Connie has a hard time letting him go, and makes him promise that he will come back.
Richard Barthelmess
as D.X. (Bilge) Smith
Dorothy Mackaill
as Connie Martin
Ted McNamara
as Bat Smith
Nick Long
as Capt. Martin
Marie Shotwell
as Mrs. Schuyler-Payne
Arthur Metcalfe
as Mr. Schuyler-Payne
Warren Cook
as Adm. Smith
Samuel E. Hines
as Chief Petty Officer
