Entrepreneur and filmmaker Carl Denham struggles to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry — but all of his charisma and showmanship may have to take a back seat to the greatest adventure yet to come... Vaudeville regular and struggling actress Ann Darrow leaves the lights of Broadway behind for the sand and shores of Atlantic City — and makes a very personal connection that will have ramifications on a life-altering experience yet to come... Former Navy diver Sam Kelly, down on his luck in a Depression-ravaged San Francisco, throws caution to the wind and takes a shaky job on an even shakier pearl-diving ship, destined for one of the most extraordinary — and dangerous — locales on the face of the earth... Three individuals leading separate lives — all inextricably bound by the hands of fate, each drawing inexorably closer to a place that will test the very limits of their humanity and change the world forever....