An orphaned young boy is guided by his great-grandfather and strives to go to university to become a doctor. However, the boy's harsh grandfather stands in his way.
Charles Coburn
as Alexander Gow
Tom Drake
as Robert Shannon as young man
Hume Cronyn
as Papa Leckie
Gladys Cooper
as Grandma Leckie
Dean Stockwell
as Robert Shannon as a child
Selena Royle
as Mama Leckie
Jessica Tandy
as Kate Leckie
Richard Haydn
as Jason Reid
Andy Clyde
as Saddler Boag
Norman Lloyd
as Adam Leckie
Robert North
as Murdoch Leckie
Beverly Tyler
as Alison Keith as a young lady
