The Wildcat, a Robin Hood of the Spanish hills and son of an aristocrat, falls in love with Marcheta, who is pledged to marry Don Ramón to save the family fortune. On her wedding day The Wildcat abducts her and reveals his aristocratic identity.—AFI
The Wildcat, a romantic Spanish bandit, has dedicated himself to crushing all aristocracy. He holds up a gambling hall and escapes under a hail of bullets. One of his lieutenants, El Pezuno, captures Marcheta Fuentes while she is driving in a coach. El Pezuno takes her to a mountain stronghold and begins to attack her. She smashes a wine bottle over his head. The Wildcat comes to her rescue, and El Pezuno lunges at him with a stiletto. The two continue their fight into another room, and the door closes. After a few moments, Marcheta hears silence. Then the Wildcat emerges, breathing heavily but victorious. At first, the Wildcat tries to tame her, but then becomes infatuated with her. He releases her, unharmed. The Wildcat hears of a wedding to be held in the city. He locates the bride's residence, planning to steal all her presents. But then he comes face to face with Marcheta, discovering she is the bride-to-be. The Wildcat and Marcheta are immediately drawn to each other. Marcheta tells the bandit that her father and the town's mayor, Don Miguel Castelar, are forcing her to wed Ramon, the mayor's son. The wedding is to take place at noon the next day. So during the ceremony, the Wildcat and his band abduct Marcheta and Ramon and take them to the bandit's secret stronghold. There, the Wildcat tries to make Ramon fight for Marcheta, but the groom-to-be faints from sheer cowardice. Marcheta declares her love for the Wildcat and agrees to marry him. An old priest begins to perform the ceremony, but a troop of cavalry headed by Don Miguel Castelar surrounds the Wildcat's den. The soldiers aim their rifles at the bandit. The Wildcat, with one arm around Marcheta, holds his gun against Don Miguel's heart, saying "arrest me, but before you do I'll send one aristocrat to hell." The old priest then reveals that the Wildcat, and not Ramon, is the mayor's son. The bandit's servant takes a locket from the Wildcat's neck, which contains a picture of the mayor's wife. Don Miguel and the Wildcat are reconciled, and Marcheta and the Wildcat find happiness together.
