After Chesty O'Connor (James Cagney) a pugnacious shipyard worker, loses a girl to a dapper sailor named Biff Martin (Pat O'Brien) he impetuously decides to join the navy to pursue his grudge. Struggling with the navy's idea of discipline, Chesty soon makes a long list of enemies, but unexpectedly finds a friend in Biff's pretty sister Dorothy (Gloria Stuart). But Biff is understandably suspicious of his intentions, so Chesty will have to prove his worth with some considerable panache.
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