Longshoreman Johnny Barnes is in love with Kitty Tracy, barmaid at her father's waterfront saloon, and he beats up Cassidy, a crooked politician who has been annoying her. Cassidy is murdered that night and Johnny is jailed for the crime. Kitty, her father Andy Tracy, and waterfront-priest Father Cameron believe Johnny is innocent but all evidence points to his guilt.
Burgess Meredith
Irene Hervey
Barry Fitzgerald
Raymond Walburn
Robert Armstrong
Esther Ralston
Edward Gargan
Edward Pawley
Esther Howard
Lewis Howard
Minerva Urecal
Don Zelaya
Glenn Strange
William B. Davidson
Joe Downing
Colin Campbell