South of Suez (1940)

Greedy diamond mine owner Eli Snedeker resentful that his exforeman John Gamble stopped him from taking over kindly but drunken mine owner Roger Smythes mine just as he was about to strike it rich kills Smythe and blames it on Gamble Grabbing the diamonds Gamble flees Africa to England where he changes his name and begins a new life What he hasnt counted on though is meeting and falling in love with Smythes daughter Katherine who falls in love with him but cant marry him until she can deal with her hatred of John Gamble the man she believes killed her father