Dr.EugeneFerguson(CaryGrant),arenownedAmericanbrainsurgeon,andhiswifeHelen(PaulaRaymond)arevacationinginLatinAmericawhenarevolutionbreaksout.Theyaretakenagainsttheirwilltothecountry'sdictator,RaoulFarrago(JoséFerrer),whourgentlyneedsalife-savingoperation.Overthenextfewdays,whileFergusontrainsassista...