Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in revenge for Gwynplaine’s father’s treachery. Gwynplaine is adopted by a travelling showman and…

Fortune hunters from all over the country rush to the Klondike in 1897 to seek their fortunes in the gold are tested by hardships of the journey.

The beautiful Serafina is captured by Balthasar’s pirates on an island near Cuba, but the redoubtable José Armando arrives from Spain to effect her rescue.