Plot
Barry Gordon and his brother Tom, the sons of an old Virginia colonel, are both in love with Muriel Bekkman. Barry is a wastrel, however, and because he believes Muriel loves Tom the best, he takes to drinking heavily even though his father died of alcoholism. Barry goes to Paris thinking that Tom and Muriel will get married, but then receives word that his brother has been lost in Morocco. He goes to the nearest African village there and learns that his brother is being held captive by natives. He agrees to exchange places with Tom and pay the natives handsomely. Muriel and her father, Nathanial Beekman, arrive and are overjoyed when Tom is released from captivity, but now they are worried about Barry. Tom, however, is content to wait in the village instead of trying to aid his brother. Finally Barry, having escaped from a cave with the aid of a native girl named Naomi, who is killed helping him. Barry staggers into the village and Muriel, recognizing that he is truly the better man, declares her love for him. Barry decides to swear off drinking and marries Muriel. ==Cast==