Lee Baker

Eric Fane (Richard Barthelmess) is a composer unwilling to compromise his dream for a steady job back home in the United States. After his studies in Italy, he moves to Paris, where he is forced to write popular songs for money when he stops receiving support from his father. He tires of selling out and, after an encounter with the mob, starts to travel. He begins a madcap journey from Paris to Port Said, Egypt, and to the South Seas, where he believes he has found love with Teita (Bessie Love).

Barbie, who is suffering from amnesia, is taken to the hospital after an accident. The relationships between the hospital staff are revealed: a doctor is involved with a nurse; the head nurse blackmails a doctor's girlfriend into performing lesbian acts; an intern falls in love with Barbie.