| Director | Willis Goldbeck |
|---|---|
| Genre | adventure film |
| Runtime | 97 min |
| Country | United States |
| Box office | $1.8 million |
After capturing an important Rif prisoner in an undercover operation, American sergeant Mike Kincaid of the French Foreign Legion is imprisoned for striking a rival lieutenant who beats a French woman with his riding crop for preferring Kincaid to him. He is imprisoned alongside seven military prisoners and the captured Rif who has refused to talk. The lieutenant refuses to feed Kincaid and the Rif, but Kincaid's two comrades, Luis Delgado and Pierre Molier, sneak food and water to him, which he shares them with the Rif. To repay Kincaid's kindness, the Rif informs him of an impending attack on Tarfa while the garrison is weak. The Rif believes that Kincaid will escape to save himself, but Kincaid instead persuades the lieutenant to release him so that he may lead a series of guerrilla hit-and-run attacks to delay the enemy for five days until the regiment returns. Kincaid agrees to testify that the idea was the lieutenant's. The only men available for the mission are the seven prisoners, who receive full pardons for their crimes. Kincaid's two corporals join them, raising their number to ten.
When scouting an enemy camp, the legionnaires discover that two rival tribes have joined forces, making them strong enough to take the city. Using his expertise in disguise and language, Kincaid learns that the Rif leader, Khalid Hussein, is marrying Mahla in order to cement an alliance with the other tribe. Kincaid kidnaps Mahla to force the enemy to chase him for five days. Mahla begins to fall in love with Kincaid as Hussein pursues the legionnaires across the desert. The patrol finds a destroyed French Foreign Legion truck containing a safe that one of the men opens to reveal a large legion payroll. When a man named Jardine tries to flee with the payroll, he is shot, which alerts the Rifs to their location.
Kincaid is eventually captured and Mahla is freed. She demands that unless Kincaid is released unharmed, she will not marry Hussein, and Hussein reluctantly complies. Kincaid and his men infiltrate the wedding ceremony and fighting ensues. Mahla's tribe switches sides and Hussein is killed.