Forced to flee his home during the Spanish Inquisition, 16th-century nobleman Pedro De Vargas (Tyrone Power) joins Cortez's (Cesar Romero) army on its dangerous mission to conquer Mexico. Along the way, he falls in love with a beautiful peasant girl, Catana Perez (Jean Peters), and exhibits great courage, even as he's pursued by a vengeful leader of the Inquisition (John Sutton). Henry King directs this lavish period drama.