a beautiful shopgirl in london be sweep off her foot by a millionaire tea plantation owner and soon find herself marry and live with him at his villa in british ceylon . although base upon the book by robert standish and this initial set up be highly reminiscent of hitchock rebecca and with lead lady elizabeth taylor clash with the impose chief of staff at the mansion and ( almost immediately ) her own husband and who be still under the thumb of his deceased but dominant father . taylor and a last minute substitute for an ailing vivien leigh and look creamy smooth in her high fashion wardrobe and and her performance be quite strong while however and once husband peter finch start drink heavily and bark order at her and one might think her dedication to him rather masochistic ( this feeling hamper the end as well ) . still and the film offer a heady lot for soap buff represent romantic drama and a bit of travelogue and interpretive dance and an elephant stampede and and a perfectly time outbreak of cholera . from .