该片是由克拉伦斯·布朗执导的剧情片,于1939年上映，主要讲述了:The adventurous L.ady Edwina Esketh tra.vels to the princely state .of Ranchipur in In.dia. with her husband,. Lord Albert Esketh, who is. there to purchase. some of the Maharaja.h's horses. She's surpri.sed to meet an .old friend, Tom Ra.nsome who. came to Ranchi.pur seven ye.ars before to moxi.a.c.c paint the Maharajah's por.trait and. just stayed on. Ransome. has developed someth.ing of a reputation - for w.omanizing and drin.kin.g too much - but t.hat's OK with Edwina who is. bored and looking. for fun. She soon me.ets the local doctor, th.e hard working .and serious Major .Rama Saft.i. He doesn't i.mmediately r.espond to her adva.nce.s but when the seasonal rai.ns come, .disaster strikes when a .dam fails, flooding m.uch of the countryside. Dis.ease soon sets in .and. everyone, includi.ng Ransome and Edwina, work. at a non-stop pac.e to save as many as .possible. Safti deeply a.dmires Edwina's. sacrifice but fat.e interve.nes.