The story deals with a Squire named Pierre St. Laurent (Cornel Wilde) who returns to France after fighting a war in India only to find that his entire estate has been confiscated for back taxes.
On top of that is has been resold to Katrina (Jean Wallace) who is a Dutch Countess.
Pierre goes to the tax collector, a man named Narbonne (Herbert Lom) and demands justice, but Narbonne just laughs at him. Katrina offers to give Pierre's estate back to him is he will obtain a rare gem called "Star Of India" for her.
The only trouble is Narbonne has the priceless jewel and never lets it out of his sight. This sets up a great and colorful tale that really keeps the viewers interest.
The entire cast does their job well and Wallace looks as beautiful as ever. If you like great adventure films, I am sure you'll like this little effort from United Artists.
The cast also includes Yvonne Sanson, John Slater and Walter Rilla. This is good entertainment all around.
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