Wharf Angel (1934) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1934 · 65 mins · English

Directed by

William Cameron Menzies, George Somnes

Starring

Victor McLaglen, Preston Foster, David Landau, Dorothy Dell, James Burke, John Rogers

On San Francisco’s Barbary Coast, saloon girl Toy—called Mary—lives above Mother Bright’s bar. Fugitive Como Murphy hides in her room; she falls for him. He explains his speech on human rights sparked a riot where a policeman was killed, and he was blamed for the crime. After a night together, Como leaves to protect Mary, joins a ship’s crew and befriends Turk, a sailor who loves her. Both men unknowingly vie for the same woman.