Based on Willard Mack's popular play of the same title, this costume romance was relocated from Mexico to the fictitious Costa Roja ("somewhere on the Mediterranean Coast"), but trades shamelessly on hot-blooded Latin stereotypes. Dance-hall girl Dolores (Norma Talmadge), who goes by the
stage name "The Dove," loves gambler Johnny Powell (Gilbert Roland). Wealthy playboy Don Jose Maria y Sandoval (Noah Beary) has the hots for Dolores, and arranges to have Johnny framed on a charge of murder. True-blue Dolores promises she will do anything to save him, and offers to marry Don Jose
if he will promise to set Johnny free. He agrees, but on the eve of the wedding Johnn...
Released:
1928
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins