The story tells of a ramblin', gamblin', guitar-strummin' man from Dixie, trying to strike it rich in the Kimberley Diamond region. Accompanying him is his mischievous side-kick - a man with a song in his heart and four aces up his sleeve.
A small town in desperate need of more tourists discovers it was never officially incorporated into the surrounding country, so it declares independence. All goes well until someone decides they need a king. Set in South Africa.
Cape Town. After a jeweler is shot dead, Michael Gray is taken into custody. He is defended by the experienced Anton Rossouw. Hitchcockian twists and turns ensue, coming to a climax in a cable car high above the city.