Summary
Olga, a sophisticated French socialite, defies the warnings of her European circle, including Dr. Alex Werner, the personal physician to Ali Benvert Bey, to marry the enigmatic Arab dignitary. Her initial enchantment with life in Arabia quickly dissolves as she encounters the rigid expectations of local customs and her husband's increasingly tyrannical possessiveness. The Bey's control intensifies, culminating in a strict prohibition on her interactions with European acquaintances, especially Dr. Werner. When their surreptitious meetings are discovered, Olga finds herself forcibly confined within a dancing hall, a stark symbol of her loss of freedom. Werner orchestrates a daring rescue, precipitating a desperate chase by the Bey, who is ultimately killed. Olga is then returned to Europe, ostensibly to a life of newfound happiness and liberation.
Synopsis
Olga, a French girl of good social position, marries Ali Benvert Bey, an Arab, against the advice of her friends, including Dr. Alex Werner, medical man to the Bey. Olga sails with her husband to Arabia, where for a time, she is extremely happy. She soon finds that she is expected to conform to Arab customs. Her husband objects to her meeting European friends and will not even allow her to see Dr. Werner without his permission. When the Bey learns that his wife and Werner have met secretly, he carries her off to a dancing hall where he tells her that she will remain imprisoned. She is rescued and carried away by Werner, the Bey follows in pursuit and is shot dead. Olga is taken back to Europe to presumed happiness.
