Twenty years after being evacuated to America, Paul Mathry returns to Liverpool for a short visit. He is shocked to discover that his father, whom he believed had died a war hero, is actually in jail for a murder committed at the time Paul left. Determined to uncover the truth, Paul begins piecing the events together and comes to suspect that his father may be innocent. Cast: - Van Johnson as Paul Mathry - Vera Miles as Lena Anderson - Emlyn Williams as Enoch Oswald - Bernard Lee as Patrick Mathry - Jean Kent as Louise Burt - Moultrie Kelsall as Chief Inspector Dale - Leo McKern as McEvoy - Ralph Truman as Sir Matthew Sprott - Geoffrey Keen as Prison Governor - Jameson Clark as Swann - Rosalie Crutchley as Ella Mathry - Oliver Johnston as Prusty - Joyce Heron as Lady Catherine Sprott - Anthony Newlands as Dunn - Vincent Winter as Paul Mathry (as a child) - Henry Oscar as Alderman Sharpe - John Glyn-Jones as Magistrate - Hope Jackman as Mrs. Hanley - Michael Collins as Detective Sergeant Trevor - Danny Green as Roach Runtime: 90 minutes.