Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident.
Joan Fontaine
as Jane Wharton
Burt Lancaster
as William Earle 'Bill' Saunders
Robert Newton
as Harry Carter
Lewis L. Russell
as Tom Widgery
Aminta Dyne
as Landlady
Grizelda Harvey
as Mrs. Paton
Jay Novello
as Sea Captain of Pelicano
Colin Keith-Johnston
as Judge
Reginald Sheffield
as Superintendent
Campbell Copelin
as Publican
Leyland Hodgson
as Tipster
Peter Forbes
as Young Father
