Bill Roberts, a stoker on a coal-red barge, saves a young woman named Mae from drowning and takes a liking to her. However, their budding relationship is complicated when their foreman, Andy, also develops feelings for Mae. Despite promising to marry her, Bill abandons Mae without a marriage license, leaving her in trouble.
The Docks of New York
On New York's waterfront, a working-class individual's life takes a dramatic turn after he intervenes in a suicide attempt by a woman.