Arnoldo, the sole survivor of a pirate attack, is marooned on a desert island where he buries his slain father and vows to visit revenge upon the savages that murdered him. His solitude is broken when the pirates land on the island to bury a strongbox of treasure. Arnoldo shows himself and asks to join their company, offering to fight their best swordsman to the death. In the ensuing battle, he kills the captain, and the astonished seam
