Overview
Colonel Fairfax has been falsely accused of sorcery by a jealous relative who covets his estates and money. The Colonel is condemned to death for his 'crime' and waits in the Tower of London for his execution. Fate, however, steps in - in the form of Sergeant Meryll (who owes his life to Colonel Fairfax) and Elsie Maynard, a beautiful strolling singer who has just arrived at the Tower to entertain the people in the company of a strolling jester, Jack Point.
Director and cast
- Elizabeth Gale as Elsie Maynard
- Claire Powell as Phoebe Meryll
- Alfred Marks as Wilfred Shadbolt
- David Hillman as Colonel Fairfax
- Elizabeth Bainbridge as Dame Carruthers
- Joel Grey as Jack Point
- Peter Savidge as Sir Richard Cholmondely
- Geoffrey Chard as Sergeant Meryll
- Michael Bulman as Leonard Meryll
- Beryl Korman as Kate
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