Colonel John Wister, on duty with the British army in the desert region of Dubik, returns to England on leave. There he falls in love with Julia Ashton, who cares deeply for him but believes herself incapable of love following the death of her fiancé; some time before. Wister convinces her that he loves her enough to live without her romantic love and that she should marry him. She does so and returns to Dubik with him. There she meets his adjutant, Captain Denny Roark. Roark is a dashing young man who reminds Julia thoroughly of her lost love. Soon she finds she is indeed capable of love, but it is Roark with whom she falls in love, not her husband. As warfare with the local tribes heats up and as Wister gains awareness of the unconsummated romance growing between his wife and best friend, tragedy lurks.
Kay Francis
as Julia Ashton Wister
Errol Flynn
as Captain Denny Roark
Ian Hunter
as Colonel John Wister
Frieda Inescort
as Grace Roark
Herbert Mundin
as Wilkins, Wister's Orderly
G.P. Huntley
as Lord Alden
Billy Bevan
as Pvt. Hawkins
Clyde Cook
as Sergeant Murphy
Richard Powell
as Pvt. Henderson
Kenneth Hunter
as Sir Chas. Benton
Mary Forbes
as Mrs. Lydia Benton
Eily Malyon
as Mrs. Farnold
