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When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.

1950 |1h 20m |  Drama

Cast

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Robert Newton

Peter McCabe

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Kathleen Harrison

Mrs. McCabe

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Avis Scott

Nora McCabe

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Susan Shaw

Connie McCabe

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Richard Burton

Ben Satterthwaite

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Kenneth Griffith

Maurice Bruno

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Olive Sloane

Mrs. Gibson

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James Hayter

Ship's Captain

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Charles Victor

Bill

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Allan Jeayes

Prison Officer

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Hattie Jacques

Singer

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Kathleen Boutall

Mrs. Duncan

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Tony Britton

Deck-hand (uncredited)

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Cyril Chamberlain

Reporter

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Arthur Hambling

Police Sergeant

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Glyn Houston

Sailor (uncredited)

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Duncan Lamont

3rd Engineer on Ship

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Josephine Middleton

District Nurse

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Hal Osmond

Witness in Street

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Anita Sharp-Bolster

Mrs. Simon

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Julian Somers

Mac

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Patrick Troughton

Sam (uncredited)

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Elsie Wagstaff

Mrs. Simon (voice) (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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