Axel Heyst is an American recluse with a dubious past living in the Dutch East Indies port of Surabaya circa 1913. Staying in a German hotel there, Heyst becomes entranced with a member of the hotel's all-female orchestra.
Adaptación del libro de James Hadley "Miss Shumway waves a wand" (La srta. Shummway agita la varita mágica). Años 50. Narra una historia de amor que surge durante un largo viaje por la gran ruta maya.
