Anne Maitland, a female lawyer, receives an unexpected late-night visit from ex-boyfriend Guy Ransome. She agrees to let him sleep on the sofa but he must leave the next morning. When he returns home he finds that his girlfriend has been murdered. His former lover agrees to defend him without telling the court that he spent the night with her. Complications ensue.
Rosamund John
as Anne Maitland, K.C.
Hugh Sinclair
as Nigel Stewart
Guy Middleton
as Guy Ransome
Henry Edwards
as Geoffrey Whitcomb
Terence Longdon
as Alan Whitcomb
John Warwick
as Inspector Raynor
Brenda De Banzie
as Molly Wheeler
Arthur Howard
as Charles Vaughan
H.S. Hills
as Frank Lindsell
Bruce Belfrage
as The Judge
Hélène Burls
as Mrs. Brock (as Helene Burls)
Fanny Rowe
as Liz (as Frances Rowe)