An isolated house in deserted area is too remote for a servant, who leaves a note, quietly exits the back door, and puts the key under the mat. Alone in the house is a mother and her infant. A tramp watches the servant leave, then begins to skulk. The woman sees him outside as he discovers the latchkey. She phones her husband, who's working in town, and he jumps into a car idling in front of his office. He races toward home while the car's owner (and the police) are in pursuit. The tramp grabs a knife and heads up the stairs toward the defenseless woman. Can the husband elude the police long enough to rescue her or will the tramp have his way?

植物园主威廉姆·霍克斯部赞成夏威夷岛上大部分男人结婚的情况，不愿与当地女孩结为连理。他不赞成混血的婚姻，同样也不赞同当地女孩提供给他的“天赋之爱”。一天晚上，在长达数小时的狂喝烂饮之后，他醉醺醺地来到海边，看到蕾拉妮正在海滨沐浴，他目不转睛的看着她，再也无法抗拒她美丽侗体的诱惑。他把蕾拉妮拥入怀中，蕾拉妮也情不自禁地接受了他的拥抱。于是，她与他生活在了一起并期待与他结成美满姻缘。一次，霍克斯为了植物方面的合约到了旧金山。当他回来时，他带回了交际花露西勒·切尼作为他的妻子。蕾拉妮的心碎了。然而，露希勒很快厌倦了她的丈夫和夏威夷。当贤得勒·默里斯驾驶一叶轻舟来到这个港口，露西勒开始与他私通。霍克斯为了忘掉此事，酗酒更厉害了。他抓住了露西勒和贤得勒，并发生了械斗。露西勒为了拯救她的情人的性命，她把一盏油灯挂在一根绳子上，油灯的光芒铺展在水面上……..

A young working girl, struggling to support her family on her meager salary, desperately wishes for a new pair of shoes.

The Professor dispenses the wisdom of the ages and does not make a living wage. The sons of the rich and powerful are students lacking any motivation. The next door neighbor of the Professor, businessman Olsen, has money and lots of food, while the Griggs have hardly any. Both Peter Olsen and Reverend Gates are taken by the beauty of young Amelia Griggs. When rich son Phil West falls for Amelia Griggs and befriends the poor Reverend Gates, he finally sees the difference in his life and theirs and tries to do something to change that.