Boastful, womanizing swashbuckler the Marquis de Bardelys (Gilbert) sets out to woo Roxalanne (Boardman) who has already rejected the advances of sinister Chatellerault (D'Arcy). Bardelys assumes the disguise of a rebel leader, gets into trouble, and winds up on the gallows thanks to his rival. A gap in the surviving print is bridged with stills and footage from the original trailer. Based on the novel by Rafael Sabatini.