Newspaper reporter Nat Hearn returns home after serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II. When one of the paper's owners dies, the man's partner and son offers Nat a position as editor in return for his financial backing. But Nat's reluctance to shy away from controversial issues raises more than a few eyebrows.
Sarah Churchill
as Sally Thorpe
Norman Wooland
as Nat Hearn
Cyril Cusack
as Gerald Vane
Ronald Adam
as Sam Vane
Bryan Forbes
as Trumble
James Hayter
as Councillor Baines
Fabia Drake
as Miss Gelding
John Salew
as George Sleek
Stanley Baker
as Barnes
Edward Rigby
as Billy Grimmett
Patric Doonan
as Burton
Eleanor Summerfield
as Beryl Hopper