Le Tombeau hindou (1938)
Directed by Richard Eichberg

Film Synopsis

Assisted by his associate Emil Sperling, the architect Peter Fürbringer has begun work on a gigantic tomb for Chandra, the Maharadjah of Eschnapour.  Meanwhile, Chandra is scouring the world for Sitha, his promised bride who eloped with another man.  Once Sitha has been captured, she is returned to Chandra's palace in Eschnapour.  Peter is upset when he realises that his fiancée Irène has lost interest in him, having fallen under the Maharadjah's spell.  But Irène is appalled when she discovers that Chandra intends to bury Sitha alive in his tomb.  The Maharadjah has a greater enemy in his cousin Ramigani, who has allied himself with Prince Sadhu to overthrow him...