When a British army officer, Harry Faversham, resigns his commission on the eve of his regiment's departure for service in the Sudan he is sent four white feathers of cowardice by his comrades and fiancee. In an attempt to redeem himself, Faversham travels out to the Sudan where he saves the lives of his former comrades.
Harry Ham
as Harry Faversham
Mary Massart
as Ethne Eustace
Cyril Percival
as Jack Durrance
Henry Vibart
as General Faversham
Tony Fraser
as Abou Fatma
Robert English
as Lieutenant Sutch
Harry Worth
as Major Willoughby
Gwen Williams
as Mrs. Adair
M. Gray Murray
as Dermond Eustace
C.W. Cundell
as Lieutenant Trench
Roger Livesey
as Harry as a child