Story of an Unknown Man

Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov this drama centers around a desire for revenge and the tragedy of a starcrossed love After a general ruins some men under him in punishment for a rebellion a friend of the broken men vows revenge The friend a naval officer takes a job as a valet in the generals sons house While he plots his revenge the son has an affair with a woman whom the valet begins to love She is discarded after becoming pregnant and the valet has his own troubles he has contracted tuberculosis Sick and unable to follow through on his plans for vengeance he leaves for France with the pregnant woman hoping to declare his love and seek a cure for his illness