Knute Erickson
Nacimiento : 1870-05-27, Norrköping, Östergötlands län, Sweden
Muerte : 1945-12-31
Detective
Police search for the killer of a man who misused $700,000 intended for the Chinese Communists.
Doorman (Uncredited)
To stop his mother from marrying a man he doesn't like, a young millionaire hires an ex-con in helping him fake his own kidnaping.
This drama offers a few slices from the lives of those who live, work, and travel upon a luxurious trans-atlantic ocean liner.
Capt. Grant
On her first night as a dockside dancer, Mary Foster loses her job when she tries to fend of the advances of first mate Groder. On the street and being pursued by a Policeman who thinks she is a prostitute, Mary seeks shelter on an old freighter. She is soon discovered by second mate Tommy and they quickly fall in love, but with first mate Groder lurking around will their lives work out in the end?
Otto - Blacksmith (as Knute Erikson)
On parole from prison for a murder he did not commit, and not allowed to carry a gun, Buck sets out to find the real killer. His clue is a corner torn off a wanted poster with some handwriting on it.
Jailer
Jeannette Vaubernier, una compradora compulsiva que se encuentra de camino para entregar un sombrero, sueña con una vida llena de lujos y fama. Ensimismada en sus pensamientos, llega a una pequeña balsa de agua, donde se desnuda y se mete en el agua. Cosse de Brissac, un apuesto soldado de la Guardia Real, acude en su ayuda pensando que está en un apuro. Tras el encuentro, se enamoran perdidamente.
Mr. Jacob Schmittlap
A vaudeville magician team is broken up when Carlee, an ex--circus performer, becomes infatuated with socialite Hilda Schmittlap. Meanwhile his vaudeville partner, Claire, has chosen a new partner, but her "heart isn't in it" because she is disconsolate over Carlee. Curious about her new act, Carlee attends a performance and sees Claire nearly killed when she fails to substitute fake bullets for real ones. Rushing to her aid, Carlee realizes how much Claire means to him.
Uncle Dani
En Hungría, una próspera y feliz familia de granjeros acoge a una muchacha gitana, Nubi, cuando huye de su cruel patrón. Su naturaleza seductora pronto causa problemas entre los hombres de la casa.
Captain Barbour
A sea captain comes to rescue of a prostitute in Shanghai, who is being run out of town. He takes her aboard his ship and heads out to sea. Not long afterwards the ship sinks but the pair manage to get into a lifeboat before it goes under. They are later picked up by a passing ship, but it turns out that the crew had just mutinied against their captain and taken over the ship.
Lars Larson
In 1906 Sweden, Captain Lars Larson (Knute Erickson) goes on a sea voyage, leaving his wife (Marcella Daly) behind expecting their first child. Unbeknownst to him while he is at sea, a bitter rival kidnaps her and makes it look as though she left him willingly. When he returns and discovers their home abandoned, he all but goes mad with bitterness and rage, destroying their home. In the years that follow, Larson becomes a sadistic, drunken reprobate of the sea, working for smugglers carrying all kinds of illegal cargo, including drugs -- and human cargo.
Jarvis
After years of service, the Captain of the Setuckit Life Saving Station on Cape Cod retires, Calvin Homer, the second in command, Calvin Homer expects to be promoted; but the appointment goes instead to Bartlett, a religious fanatic who has been the recipient of a good deal of favorable newspaper publicity. Calvin hands in his resignation.
Daffy Dan
A general store clerk and aspiring detective investigates a mysterious disappearance that took place quite close to an empty insane asylum.
Hannibal Ginger
A society girl goes to live in the woods with her evil uncle and his wicked housekeeper.
'Scrap Iron' Swenson
Based on the comic strip character and his auto obsessed life.
Whip Evans
An orphan is adopted by a kindly old racehorse owner. He decides to pay back his benefactor by training to ride the horse so he can win an important race.