| Director | Raoul Walsh |
|---|---|
| Box office | $2.9 million |
for the film's premiere.]] During the Second Seminole War in 1840, American general Zachary Taylor sends naval lieutenant Tufts and scout Monk to a remote Florida island home, where the reclusive captain Quincy Wyatt lives with his five-year-old son. The soldiers' mission is to destroy an old Spanish fort being used as a base for Spanish gunrunners aiding the Seminoles, and they convince the reluctant Wyatt to lead the small strike force as Taylor had requested.
Wyatt and his men successfully destroy the fort and rescue a group of prisoners held there. One of them, Judy Beckett, develops romantic feelings for Wyatt as they flee from a large group of pursuing Seminoles through the Everglades. The journey is perilous and several of the troops are killed, including one who is attacked by an alligator and dragged underwater. Wyatt leads the survivors to his remote homestead, where he is shocked to discover that his home has been burned and his son is missing. Meanwhile, the pursuing Seminoles arrive nearby, and Wyatt challenges their chief, Ocala, to single combat. Wyatt kills him in an underwater fight and the Seminoles flee. Soon after, he discovers that his son had been taken to safety before his home had been attacked, and they are reunited.