When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out about his criminal past. But when Colin becomes an assistant to the Judge, who is about to try Percy for his latest escapade, Percy and his gang have to come up with a plan, to stop them meeting in court.
Michael Redgrave
as Percy Brand
Robert Morley
as Judge Sir Edward Crichton
Lionel Jeffries
as Major Proudfoot
Ronald Squire
as Colonel Masters
Elizabeth Sellars
as Gina Laselle
Joan Hickson
as Aunt Florence
Jeremy Burnham
as Colin Brand
Brenda Bruce
as Mary Cooper
Brenda Bruce
as Blacky
George Coulouris
as 'Bennie' Bensuson
George Coulouris
as Sergeant Bolton
Reginald Beckwith
as Vickery
