A hopelessly hopeful drifter, a bitter young woman, and a helpless child live on the docks, spending their days in poverty and listless wandering. Overhead, a dredge hauls up mud and trash from the nearby seabed-- the same mud and trash from the day before. They finally decide to leave for the city to seek fulfillment, only to encounter further privation, destitution, temptation.
| Directing | Josef von Sternberg | Director |
| Writing | Josef von Sternberg | Screenplay |
| Editing | Josef von Sternberg | Editor |
| Production | Josef von Sternberg | Producer |
| Camera | Edward Gheller | Director of Photography |