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Velma is unhappily married to Sam Patton, a millionaire roué. Aboard his yacht bound for the South Seas, Sam pays more attention to his guests than to his wife, and she flees when he attempts to force liquor on her. A sudden paralytic stroke renders him helpless, and she believes him dead. A storm comes up, and Velma is washed ashore on a desert isle. She is later joined by Lieut. Paul Mack, whose hydroplane has run out of fuel. They fall in love, but their idyll is broken when they are captured by a band of moonshiners.

Top Cast

  • Eva Novak

    Eva Novak

    Velma Patton

  • Elita Proctor Otis

    Elita Proctor Otis

    Anne Mayhew (as Oleta Ottis)

  • Jack Perrin

    Jack Perrin

    Lt. Paul Mack

  • Lee Shumway

    Lee Shumway

    Sam Patton (as L.C. Shumway)

  • Jack Curtis

    Jack Curtis

    Red Galvin

  • Harry Carter

    Harry Carter

    Jud Rossen

  • Bert Alpino

    Bert Alpino

    First Mate

Overview

Velma is unhappily married to Sam Patton, a millionaire roué. Aboard his yacht bound for the South Seas, Sam pays more attention to his guests than to his wife, and she flees when he attempts to force liquor on her. A sudden paralytic stroke renders him helpless, and she believes him dead. A storm comes up, and Velma is washed ashore on a desert isle. She is later joined by Lieut. Paul Mack, whose hydroplane has run out of fuel. They fall in love, but their idyll is broken when they are captured by a band of moonshiners.

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