When former naval officer Dan Corbett arrives in town, wanting to open a shipping business of his own, he accepts a job working for Saxon to make some money, unaware of how corrupt Saxon's operation is.

Longshoremen's union representative Jack Petty and his girlfriend Alma Mae are impressed by Dan when he flattens a drunk who has been annoying her.

Joe is killed by Saxon's thugs to keep him from informing on the illegal activities at the docks.

Due to a misunderstanding, Scrappy attacks him in a boxing ring and Dan accidentally kills him with a punch.

The New York Times called it an "undistinguished" film with a "standard, banal story".