Axel Heyst
Mr. Jones
Alma
Martin Ricardo
Mr. Schomberg
Wang
Capt. Davidson
Pedro
Mrs. Zangiacomo
Zangiacomo
Chinese Gentleman
Old TRader McNab
Young Chinese Houseboy
Axel Heyst is an American recluse with a dubious past living in the Dutch East Indies port of Surabaya circa 1913. Staying in a German hotel there, Heyst becomes entranced with a member of the hotel's all-female orchestra.