Plot

Because of his financial trouble, Don Almeda (Noah Beery) promises his daughter, Maria (Barbara Bedford), to Don Alvarez (Albert Prisco). But Maria does not love Don Alvarez, and, in fact, she falls in love with Terry O'Neil (Elliott Sparling), a stranger who has been wounded by robbers associated with Alvarez. O'Neil takes Alvarez's place at a masked ball. Alvarez, in turn, robs the old Padre (John Herdman) of some pearls and stabs him to deal with O'Neil's knife. He then accuses O'Neil of the murder and tries to shoot him, but wounds Maria instead, because she has thrown herself in front of him. Maria recovers, and, after proving that Alvarez is a thief and a killer, weds O'Neil.—moviefanintheusa

Because of financial reverses Don Almeda offers his daughter, Maria, to Don Alvarez, though she does not love him. Terry ONeill arrives at the Southern California settlement in which the Almedas live, and is slightly wounded when Alvarezs henchmen seek to rob him. He is found by Maria, to whom he loses his heart. Just before the wedding, ONeill waylays Alvarez . . . and takes his place at a fiesta. Alvarez appears and denounces him. Later, Alvarez . . . slays the padre with ONeills knife. Denouncing ONeill as the murderer, Alvarez tries to shoot him, but wounds Maria, who throws herself in front of him. Later, she succeeds in proving that Alvarez is the thief and murderer, and everything ends happily for Maria and ONeill.