When Arabian warrior Abu Amdar (Paul Henreid) runs afoul of his volatile ruler, he barely escapes with his life. Armed with a mighty stolen scimitar, Amdar embarks on a journey to gather various other adventurers together, in hopes of uniting to defeat his evil nemesis. He finds an eager ally in the swashbuckling Sinbad (Lon Chaney Jr.), and also manages to recruit the beautiful Scheherazade (Jeff Donnell), among others, and the band of heroes sets off to win the day.