Phillipe, the son of an ambassador in London, idolizes Baines, his father's butler, a kind of hero in the eyes of the child, whose perception changes when he accidentally discovers the secret that Baines keeps and witnesses the consequences that adults' lies can cause.
Ralph Richardson
Michèle Morgan
Sonia Dresdel
Bobby Henrey
Denis O'Dea
Jack Hawkins
Walter Fitzgerald
Dandy Nichols
Joan Young
Karl Stepanek
Gerard Heinz
Torin Thatcher
James Hayter
Geoffrey Keen
Bernard Lee
John Ruddock
Hay Petrie
Dora Bryan
George Woodbridge