Eslanda "Essie" Cardozo Goode Robeson (December 15, 1895 – December 13, 1965) was an American anthropologist, author, actress, director and civil rights activist. She was the wife and business manager of performer Paul Robeson
When a black couple vacations at a resort in Switzerland, an interracial affair stirs racial tensions among the townsfolk.
An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.