Commander Max Easton, a philandering officer now working at a desk job in the Admiralty, unexpectedly finds himself in need of money after falling for the American, Virginia Killain. He devises a scheme to vanish under suspicious circumstances—implying he has defected—and then return to sue the newspapers for libel. At first, Virginia doesn't pay much attention to his plan. Cast: - James Mason as Commander Max Easton - George Sanders as Sir Charles Holland - Vera Miles as Virginia Killain - Oliver Johnston as Minister - Robert Flemyng as Commander John Larkin - William Kendall as Tom - Duncan Lamont as Gregson - Harry Andrews as Captain Graham - Peter Barkworth as Sub Lieutenant Brown - Rachel Gurney as Clara Holland - Martin Stephens as John Holland - Waveney Lee as Marcia Holland - Charles Carson as Robert Holland - Junia Crawford as Susan - Henry B. Longhurst as Club Member Runtime: 93 minutes