After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South Africa where his nearest relative, Aunt Jane, lives. On the way he meets a variety of different people who help or hinder his journey - including an ageing diamond smuggler.
Edward G. Robinson
as Cocky Wainwright
Fergus McClelland
as Sammy Hartland
Constance Cummings
as Gloria van Imhoff
Paul Stassino
as Spyros Dracondopolous
Harry H. Corbett
as Lem
Zia Mohyeddin
as The Syrian
Orlando Martins
as Abu Lubaba
John Turner
as Heneker
Zena Walker
as Aunt Jane
Jack Gwillim
as District Commissioner
Patricia Donahue
as Kathy Hartland
Jared Allen
as Bob Hartland
