 The film is one of series of "exotic" tales released by Universal during the war years; others include "Cobra Woman", "Arabian Nights" and "White Savage".The story begins in the immediate aftermath of the successful Mongolian conquest of Bagdad by Hulagu Khan (Kurt Katch).The caliph Hassan (Moroni Olsen) has escaped captivity, together with his young son Ali (Scotty Beckett), and prepares to regroup the remnants of his troops.