1905 was a period of heavy immigration from Europe to America before laws were passed restricting the flow of immigrants. Almost every character in this movie is a recent arrival. Tisa has been in America only four months, yet she is holding four jobs to save enough money to pay for her father's boat passage to America. She works in a garment factory in Greenwich Village owned by Mr. Grumbach, who is studying to pass his citizenship test. Denek, a brash young man, tries to help her but gets her into trouble and her deportation is ordered by an immigration judge.
| Directing | Elliott Nugent | Director |
| Production | Milton Sperling | Producer |
| Writing | Allen Boretz | Writer |
| Camera | Pat Clark | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Stanley Young | Grip |
| Writing | Lucille S. Prumbs | Novel |
| Writing | Sara B. Smith | Novel |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Music |
| Camera | Ernest Haller | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Christian Nyby | Editor |
| Art | Robert M. Haas | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leah Rhodes | Costume Design |
| Art | Fred M. MacLean | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcia Masa | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eddie Voight | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Chuck Hansen | Production Manager |
| Sound | Oliver S. Garretson | Sound |
