Poem
A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint who is painted to look like a soldier and used as a figurehead on a sailing ship. The ship sinks and the figurehead is saved by a beautiful mermaid who falls in love with him. Her love is not returned because despite his dashing looks he has the wooden heart of a saint.
Novel
Alan Gaskell (Clark Gable) es el capitán de un barco experto en cruzar los mares de China. Es un hombre experimentado, fuerte y aguerrido, al parecer de vuelta de todo. En cierta ocasión, el barco debe transportar un importante cargamento de oro desde Hong Kong hasta Singapur. Gaskell teme algo más peligroso que un tifón; el ataque, frecuente en la zona, de los piratas para hacerse con el botín.
