In the late 19th century, on board a ship sailing from Jamaica to England, Olivia Harwood, a recent widow, takes on the task of caring for several malaria patients, including Mark Bellis, a mysterious and tormented painter.
Ray Milland
as Mark Bellis
Ann Todd
as Olivia Harwood
Geraldine Fitzgerald
as Susan Courtney
Leo G. Carroll
as Jarvis
Raymond Huntley
as Henry Courtney
Martita Hunt
as Mrs. Courtney (SR)
Moira Lister
as Kitty Feathers
Raymond Lovell
as Edgar
Roderick Lovell
as Sir John Curle
Muriel Aked
as Miss Shoebridge
Finlay Currie
as Dr. Krylie
Maureen Delaney
as Curtis