Disillusioned with charity work and tired of money problems, second-generation New Orleans doctor Jason Kent (Gig Young) accepts a prestigious research appointment in India. But when boxer and childhood friend Joe Piavi (Keenan Wynn) needs money for an eye operation -- and the crooked fight promoter (Ralph Dumke) who owes Piavi turns up dead -- Kent must reconcile his desire for financial stability with his philanthropic birthright and an entire community of friends and patients that needs him. Wikipedia
Disillusioned with charity work and tired of money problems, second-generation New Orleans doctor Jason Kent (Gig Young) accepts a prestigious research appointment in India. But when boxer and childhood friend Joe Piavi (Keenan Wynn) needs money for an eye operation -- and the crooked fight promoter (Ralph Dumke) who owes Piavi turns up dead --...