- The plot is a loose autobiographical interpretation of the life of Vernon and Irene Castle, interspersed among a typical melodrama of the period
- Irene Foote agrees to marry Crosby, a member of the New York Stock Exchange and the pick of her affluent New Rochelle parents, but while sea diving, meets Vernon Castle, a dancer, and promptly falls in love. After moving to Paris, the young couple, now married and fighting starvation, splurge one evening and visit the Café de Paris. At the request of a rich American, the Castles perform a dance and become an overnight sensation, eventually returning to New York to open their own club, Castles-by-the-Sea. Crosby, now a theatrical producer, plans to open a musical on the same night, but knowing the Castles are the bigger attraction, connives to stop them by hiring thugs to kidnap Irene. With great daring and the help of his dog, Vernon catches up to Irene and rescues her from Crosby's clutches. After a series of mishaps, the dancing duo arrives at their club in time for the show, and Crosby loses all.—Pamela Short
- In this production Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle make their debut in the legitimate of motion pictures. When the film begins to unwind Mrs. Castle is still Irene Foote. Her father and mother appear in the picture by proxy only. They are supposed to be scheming to marry Irene to a member of the Stock Exchange. One afternoon while at Rye Beach Miss Foote, who is a clever swimmer and diver, comes up from a deep plunge close beside Mr. Castle, who is also a salt water plunger. They introduce themselves. After that Irene turns a cold shoulder on Crosby, the Wall Street man, and she is all in all to Vernon. Early in the film they depict the betrothal kiss. Then they go home to Yonkers to ask the consent of her father. But Irene's father cannot permit a union with anyone "whose head is in his heels." Vernon is driven from the door. Then appears Irene's little pet dog as messenger in a clandestine courtship. He is an intelligent little fellow and carries notes between Vernon, who is hiding behind the hedge, and Irene, sitting on the veranda. In one of the most ardent missives he says he has an opportunity to go to Paris. Must he go alone? He must not, his lady love replies. She makes an appointment to meet him at The Little Church Around the Corner. They are next seen in an ill-furnished room in Paris. They are most dejected. A faithful colored servant, all the way from Yonkers, who has stuck to Irene through thick and thin, goes out and shoots crap with the Parisians, wins every time on a seven or eleven throw, and buys bread and meat galore for the starving household. Irene and Vernon spruce up and go to the Café Paris for a night of fun, "hang the expense." At the request of a wealthy American they do a few dances and from that moment Paris is wild about them. Then back to America and fame. But not so fast; the villain is in the way. He is no other than Crosby, the rejected suitor. He now has become a theatrical producer. He learns that the Castles are to open Castles-by-the-Sea on the same night his big production is to be launched and all is lost unless the Castles are stopped. Meanwhile Vernon and Irene are living at their country place at Manhasset, L.I., all unconscious of impending fate. You see them at play around the place, automobiling and such. Crosby sends a decoy telegram calling Vernon to New York. When he is away the villain and seven evil-looking bandmen kidnap Irene on the beach as she steps out of a canoe and is telling the villainess, who had been out with her, how lovely everything is. They gag her and tie her and carry her away in Vernon's car. But Vernon, who is speeding to the rescue, sees the trick. The kidnappers escape him, but only for a little time. They hide Irene away in a cheap roadhouse and treat her roughly. Crosby drinks hard and says there will be no Castles at the opening of Castles-by-the-Sea that night. But Vernon still pursues now with his faithful police dog. The two track the kidnappers down, and you see the dog scaling the wall, climbing in the window. Vernon climbs, too. He sees Irene being mauled, drops through a hole in the ceiling, lays out Crosby and releases Irene, and they escape in their car with the dog. But the gas runs out and they have to resort to horses. From that they take to the water, for they must open Castles-by-the-Sea. The motorboat fails and they set out for Long Beach in a small boat. The next you see of them a big green roller is wafting them ashore, right in front of their place. Irene falls overboard, but Vernon is right there with the daring stuff and he goes over the side and drags her ashore. Irene and Vernon change their clothes from wet to ballroom attire and then they dance. But when it comes to dancing the Castles are the real noise by themselves. The picture ends here with "the Castles living happily ever after."—Moving Picture World synopsis
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