A troupe of traveling circus performers arrives in the city of Baghdad. Among them are the exotic dancer, Janaia, and Abdullah, a deformed hunchback. The willful Janaia hopes to join the Sheikh's harem, oblivious to Abdullah's lust for her. Meanwhile, in the royal palace, the Sheikh's favorite slave girl, Zuleika, plots to marry the poor merchant Nour-ed-din. None of them realize that their fates will soon intertwine in a single night of passion, jealousy, and murder...