Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Derek N. Twist Director
- 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
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