Overview
1860 ushers in the era of iron ships, Richard Sibley, a builder of wooden ships, stubbornly resists the change, which leads him to forbid the marriage of his daughter Rose to John Rhead, a proponent of the new method. This injustice outrages John's sister Gertrude so much that she breaks off her engagement to Sibley's son Sam. Meanwhile, John and Rose elope.
Cast
- Lewis Stone as John Rhead
- Alice Hollister as Gertrude Rhead
- Gertrude Robinson as Emily Rhead
- Harvey Clark as Sam Sibley
- Mary Alden as Rose Sibley
- May Foster as Nancy Sibley
- Boyd Irwin as Arthur Preece
- Jack Donovan as Richard Sibley Jr
- Correan Kirkham as Honorable Muriel Pym
- Carroll Fleming as Thompson