杰夫·道森（贾利·古柏）是一个倒霉的石油投机商在南美洲的不幸遭遇团聚他与老朋友，沃德“帕科”康威（安东尼·昆）。不幸的是，杰夫，帕科的妻子是一个坏消息，吃人的玛丽娜（芭芭拉·斯坦威克），几年前和情人跑了，现在杰夫爱上了另外一个女人。

Mike, a Hemingway-esque adventure novelist, is spending his days in a self-imposed exile somewhere in Central America. A reporter for Sight Magazine, Katie, has tracked him down in the hope of getting the biggest scoop of her career. Mike falls for Katie. On a flight to Mexico City, their plane crashes near a remote hideaway of Nazi war criminals in hiding. The Nazis want to stay hidden and plan to dispose of their new guests