Overview
After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier. A developing friendship leads to the Knights selling their home to the Blakes when they move back to London. All looks rosy for the Blakes as share prices in Mr Knight's new business venture soar, but is their confidence misplaced?
Director and cast
- Norman Walker Director
- Mervyn Johns as Tom Blake
- Nora Swinburne as Celia Blake
- Joyce Howard as Freda Blake
- Joan Greenwood as Ruth Blake
- Peter Hammond as Douglas Blake
- Marie Ault as Grandma Blake
- Frederick Cooper as Edward Blake
- Grace Arnold as Isabel Blake
- Alfred Drayton as Mr. Knight
- Olive Sloane Cast
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