The small English town of Penny Green is swarming with scandal when textbook author Mark, unhappily married to the shrewish Mabel, cultivates a friendship with Effie, a young pregnant girl. As the townsfolk theorize that Mark is the baby's father, Effie - already troubled because of her impending motherhood - commits suicide, and circulating rumors lead the authorities to think Mark killed her. The innocent writer must fight to clear his name.
Walter Pidgeon
as Mark Sabre
Deborah Kerr
as Nona Tybar
Angela Lansbury
as Mabel Sabre
Binnie Barnes
as Natalie Bagshaw
Janet Leigh
as Effie Bright
May Whitty
as Mrs. Perch
Rène Ray
as Sarah 'Low Jinks'
Virginia Keiley
as Rebecca 'High Jinks'
Reginald Owen
as Mr. Fortune
John Abbott
as Mr. Twyning
Rhys Williams
as Mr. William Bright
Hugh French
as Tony Tybar
