瑞芬斯塔尔的早期代表作，她扮演一个神秘女人洪塔，能攀登一座险峰，并且若在满月时登上颠峰的洞穴里，便能看到一道蓝光。附近村里的小伙子试图步她的后尘，但均白白送死。于是村民们对她恨之入骨，甚至把她当作女巫。她被赶出村子，像白毛女似的居住在大山里。后来她把蓝光的秘密透露给维托，但是他却背叛了她，导致山里的珍宝遭到掠劫。

Pedro, a shepherd, is sleeping in his Pyrenean mountain hut when his herd is attacked by a lone wolf. He awakens to defend his sheep, and strangles the wolf. In the Catalan lowlands, the construction of a canal is completed and diverts water from the farms and fields of the peasants to support the prized bulls of the landowner, Don Sebastian, marquis of Roccabruno. The request of the peasants for water is arrogantly rejected. He has, however, significant debts and needs money. The rich Amelia plans to marry him, but he offends her. Martha, a “beggar dancer”, has come to the village, and entertains the people. Sebastian sees her and takes her to his castle, enchanted by her beauty and grace. He keeps her as his mistress in a "golden cage"...