The popular tale of an evil musician with mystical powers who seduces a model from Paris. Able to control the minds and actions of any mortal, Svengali uses his gift to trick the model into saying what he wanted to hear like how much she loves him even though she didn't. Young Billy Baggett however, is also in love with the beauty, but he is quickly nearing death. All of this makes for one of the strangest love triangles.