Barrington Hunt (Ronald Colman) was on the run from the law for theft. He was helped out of the French occupied part of Algeria into the deserts with "the natives." A woman named Eliza Mowbray (Estelle Taylor), who hoped to get the reward for turning him in, was an unwitting accomplice to his escape. Once he reached the dilapidated desert palace hideout he was confronted by several other bandits hiding out. They all had designs on the Baron's loot. The Baron (Tully Marshall) was a blind older gentleman who lived upstairs in the rudimentary building and kept a pistol handy to shoot at any intruders. Barrington promised the group of bandits that he could coax the money away from the Baron by seducing his niece, Camille (Fay Wray).
It's rare that a man and woman come together, under any circumstances, and not fall in love. It can be the woman trying to seduce the man for something, the man trying to seduce the woman for something, or the two are together for completely benign reasons--the end result is always love. It's a cautionary tale, especially for married folks. Barrington Hunt was not exempt from this Hollywood axiom. He fell in love with Camille, but the question was would it alter his plans of theft or would he do the right thing?
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