Johnny Mack Brown stars as Paul, who wants nothing more out of life than to take charge of a lighthouse. Falling in love with Sally (Mary Nolan), Paul talks her into sharing his life as a lighthouse keeper. Evidently staring into the beacon once too often, Paul goes blind, and it's quite a chore for footloose Sally to remain faithful. Making matters worse is the arrival of a double-dyed villain (Robert Ellis) who intends to "have his way" with the long-suffering heroine.
Acting
Mary Nolan's increasingly desperate eye-acting
Production
Actual lighthouse location shooting, rare for 1930
Director
Harry A. Pollard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mary Nolan was a Ziegfeld Follies star whose career collapsed after public battles with studios; this was her penultimate film before obscurity.
Johnny Mack Brown abandoned serious dramas like this to become a hugely successful B-western star — arguably the smartest career move in the film.
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