
In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer's commission in order to remain with his fiancée Mary Burroughs in England. His friends and fellow officers John Durrance, Peter Burroughs and Tom Willoughby brand him a coward and present him with the white feathers of cowardice. His fiancée, Mary, adds a fourth feather and breaks off their engagement. However, former Lieutenant Faversham decides to regain his honor by fighting in the Sudan incognito.

as John Durrance

as Harry Faversham

as General Burroughs

as Mary Burroughs

as Peter Burroughs

as General Faversham

as Dr. Harraz

as Karaga Pasha

as Tom Willoughby

as Colonel

as Colonel's Aide

as Dr. Sutton

as Sergeant

as Sergeant's Wife

as Native Spy

as Native Servant

as Faversham's Butler

as Burroughs' Butler

as Harry Faversham (as a boy)

as Dervish

as Dervish

as Dervish

as Dervish

as British Soldier (uncredited)

as Joe (uncredited)

as Wedding Guest