A man will fight for only three things: for a woman, for himself and for a better world.In 1941, cynical Johnny Williams, a reckless and self-seeking newsreel cameraman, is detained by military officials in Japanese occupied China. They offer him a tempting sum of money to spy for them. He manages to escape with an American couple, and the trio wind up in Mandalay, where he is captivated by a beautiful Chinese woman, Haoli Young. Haoli warns Johnny about his association with the Japanese and the dubious company he keeps. But in spite of her suspicions they fall in love. One day Haoli abruptly disappears. A devastated Johnny learns that she and her father returned to Kunming where they run a school for orphans. And Johnny knows that the Japanese are about to bomb Kunming...