Curlytop

In the Limehouse district of London, a naive and attractive young woman named Curlytop, employed at Sprogg's department store, falls deeply in love with Bill Branigan, a charming but irresponsible young man. Bill, captivated by Curlytop's innocence, abandons his sweetheart, Bessie, and attempts to reform, seeking employment in Hammersmith. However, in his absence, Bessie manipulates Curlytop into a drunken state and cuts off her distinctive twelve golden curls. Subsequently, Curlytop is hired as a waitress on Shanghai Dan's floating barge-restaurant, a sinister establishment run by a half-caste Chinese hypnotist. When Bill returns, unaware of Curlytop's whereabouts, he rekindles his relationship with Bessie, only to discover the golden curls among her belongings by chance. This revelation prompts Bill to force Bessie into revealing Curlytop's location. He rescues Curlytop from Dan's sinking barge, which had collided with a schooner, but Dan, who was hypnotizing Curlytop below deck, perishes in the Thames.