McCrea plays Joe Meadows, whose only ambition as a Kansas farm boy was a life at sea. He moves to New York to try to get a job as a sailor, finds it more difficult than he thought, and meets Helen Brown, who falls for him and uses her feminine wiles to try to prevent him leaving.
Joe Meadows
Helen Brown
Frank Munson
Jean
Mrs. Merrivale
Madge
Duke
Dunham
Tad
Captain Walters
Mr. Judd
Floorwalker
Girl on Beach
Dunham's Butler
George
Mrs. Aspitt
Miss Beaton
First Communist
Second Communist
Salesman
Tugboat Captain
Bum
Bum
Watchman
Railroad Conductor
Switchboard Operator
Minor Role
Minister
Businessman
Maid
Switchboard Operator
Switchboard Operator
Switchboard Operator
Girl
Switchboard Operator
Slim
Switchboard Operator
Boy
Sailor
Jim
Businessman
Switchboard Operator
Minor Role
Switchboard Operator
