Summary
In the verdant yet volatile republic of Olancho, civil engineer Robert Clay navigates treacherous political currents while developing iron deposits for a wealthy New York patron. When General Mendoza—a mustachioed predator of unchecked ambition—demands illicit shares of the venture, Clay's refusal sparks revolutionary flames. The arrival of financier Langham's yacht unexpectedly delivers both salvation and complication: his daughters Alice, whose glacial demeanor long chilled Clay's affections, and Hope, whose sharpshooting prowess ignites unexpected passion. Amidst exploding haciendas and jungle skirmishes, Clay's band of mercenaries wages desperate warfare against Mendoza's forces until naval guns from an American battleship decisively quell the rebellion, cementing Hope's status as both markswoman and muse.
Synopsis
Civil engineer Robert Clay (Norman Kerry) is commissioned by wealthy New Yorker Mr. Langham to open iron deposits in the tiny South American republic of Olancho. General Mendoza (Wallace Beery), the unscrupulous head of the army, unsuccessfully tries to persuade President Alvarez, and then Clay, to divide the spoils of the contract. Mendoza begins a revolution against Alvarez, but Clay and his men set out to stop the plan. Meanwhile, Mr. Langham arrives with his two enchanting daughters, Alice (Anna Q. Nilsson) and Hope (Pauline Starke), on board a yacht owned by Reginald King, Alice's suitor. Clay's long-lived attraction for Alice has been met with coldness, but Hope wins his heart by shooting down some of Mendoza's men when they try to kill him. After a savage battle, and the arrival of a U.S. battleship with sailors, Mendoza is finally beaten.
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