[4] The story, set in Kansas City, follows the wealthy American Miss Blandish who is kidnapped after a failed robbery, during which her fiance is killed.
Her initial captors are subsequently killed during a run-in with another gang, led by Ma Grisson and her son, Slim.
Ma sexually molests Miss Blandish and plans to kill her after extorting a ransom from her family.
After the bloody rescue attempt, in which Slim is killed, Miss Blandish commits suicide.
In 1950, a French adaptation was presented in Paris starring Nicole Riche, Jean-Marc Tennberg, Renée Gardes and Sacha Tarride, which a review in Carrefour called a masterpiece.