After being abducted by Magua (Bruce Cabot), the Native American scout sent to escort them to Fort William Henry, sisters Cora (Heather Angel) and Alice Munro (Binnie Barnes) are rescued by two Mohicans -- Uncas (Philip Reed) and his father, Chingachgook (Robert Barrat) -- and their companion, Hawkeye (Randolph Scott). Cora falls for Uncas, and Alice for Hawkeye, and the two men struggle to protect their newfound lady loves in the midst of escalating violence during the French and Indian War.