Siren of the Tropics

Marquis Severo, a rich, lazy Parisian, wants to divorce his wife so that he can marry his own goddaughter Denise. But Denise herself loves Andre Berval, an engineer employed by the marquis. Filled with jealousy, the marquis sends Andre to the Antilles, to prospect some land he has just acquired. He promises Andre that he can marry Denise if he is successful in the tropics, but he then writes to Alvarez, his manager at the site, asking him to prevent Andre from ever returning to France. The brutal Alvarez forms an instant hatred for Andre when the engineer breaks up Alvarez's attempt to rape Papitou, a beautiful native girl. Papitou becomes devoted to Andre, and protects him against Alvarez's schemes. But she faces a crisis herself when she learns that Andre plans to marry Denise.