[2] It was based on a novel by Jean Richepin which had previously been made into the libretto for an opera, Miarka, was later turned into a sound film of the same name.
As described in a film magazine,[3] Romany Kate, a gypsy, and her granddaughter Miarka (Mazza) live in the abandoned ruins of an old castle and in the shadow of a modern mansion.
The owner of the estate is making a study of gypsy life and writing a book on the subject.
Louis, the gamekeeper, seeks Miarka's hand but Romany Kate plans to have her granddaughter marry the head of the gypsy tribe.
Ivor is then found to be a chief of a branch of the nomads, and Romany Kate gives her consent to Miarka's marriage.