JeffDawson(GaryCooper)isahaplessoilspeculatorinSouthAmericawhosemisadventuresreunitehimwithanoldfriend,WardPacoConway(AnthonyQuinn).UnfortunatelyforJeff,Pacoswifeisbad-news,man-eatingMarina(BarbaraStanwyck),theloverJeffranawayfromyearsago,undoubtedlyknowingthatdespitehislustforher,shewasjustnogood.AndnowJefflovesanotherwoman,Sal(RuthRoman).