When seaman Matt Peasley and his friend, Murphy (Hugh Cameron), go ashore in San Francisco, they save Florrie Ricks (Agnes Ayers) from a couple of robbers. Matt falls in love with Florrie, whose father is ship owner Cappy Ricks (Charles S. Abbe).
Production
Authentic San Francisco dock locations, now probably underwater.
Director
Tom Forman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Peter B. Kyne's popular Cappy Ricks stories, which spawned multiple film adaptations—this was the second attempt in three years.
Thomas Meighan was Paramount's biggest male star in 1921; Agnes Ayres had just co-starred in The Sheik. This was their 'let's do something normal' follow-up.
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