Nominated for an Oscar, Charlton Heston stars as a sailor, Wip Hoxworth, who returns to his Hawaiian homestead, only to learn that his grandfather's fortune has been bestowed upon his hated cousin Micah Hale (Alec McCowan). As a reprisal, Wip sets up his own pineapple plantation in competition with his cousin. From the novel of the same name by James Michener.