
"Turmoil in the great Egyptian desert !"
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.
John Durrance

Harry Faversham

General Burroughs

Mary Burroughs

Peter Burroughs

General Faversham

Dr. Harraz

Karaga Pasha

Tom Willoughby

Colonel

Colonel's Aide

Dr. Sutton

Sergeant
Sergeant's Wife

Native Spy

Native Servant
Faversham's Butler
Burroughs' Butler
Harry Faversham (as a boy)
Dervish
Dervish
Dervish
Dervish

British Soldier (uncredited)
Joe (uncredited)

Wedding Guest