Tod is a motherless boy, who is mistreated by his violent father. He eventually finds happiness with kindly foster parents.
Richard Attenborough
as Stephen Leigh
Dorothy Alison
as Barbara Leigh
Colin Petersen
as Tod Dawson
Terence Morgan
as Mike Dawson
Jill Adams
as Julie Dawson
Maureen Delaney
as Mrs. Perryman
Margaretta Scott
as Mrs. Marjorie Blundell
David Franks
as Eddie
Geoffrey Keen
as Headmaster
Charles Lloyd Pack
as Beamish
June Cunningham
as Annette
Sam Kydd
as Shopkeeper