César runs a bar along Marseilles' port, assisted by his 23-year-old son, Marius. Friends since childhood, Fanny and Marius love each other, but Marius has a secret wanderlust: every ship's whistle stirs a longing for foreign lands. When M. Panisse seeks Fanny's hand in marriage and when a departing clipper needs a deckhand, Marius and Fanny must decide who and what they love most. César, with his generous, wise spirit, tries to guide his son.
as César Ollivier
as Marius Ollivier, fils de César
as Fanny Cabanis, fille d'Honorine
as Maître Honoré Panisse
as Monsieur Brun
as Félix Escartefigue
as Honorine Cabanis
as Piquoiseau
as Le Goelec
as Le quartier-maître du ferry-boat (uncredited)
as Innocent Mangiapan (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Tante Claudine Foulon (uncredited)
as Innocent Mangiapan le chauffeur du ferry-boat (uncredited)
as Félicité (uncredited)
as Un client (uncredited)
as Un Arabe (uncredited)
