Henry Potter is the irresponsible playboy son of a New York millionaire. Fearing he will disgrace the family name if he stays in New York, the father sends him to San Francisco to work in the family shipyards and, to make a man out of him, he is told he will have to start at the bottom and work his way up. Henry decides this is not a good idea and resents it to the point he will indeed start at the bottom but will work his way down from there, and disgrace the family name in San Francisco.
George O'Brien
Henry PotterEdward Peil Sr.
Sam Shu SinDorothy Mackaill
MarcelleWinston Miller
Henry Potter (at age 12)Emily Fitzroy
Aunt IsabelRalph Lewis
Thomas PotterHarvey Clark
Charles ReislingCyril Chadwick
Captain Trevelan