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.
Baines
Ralph Richardson
Julie
Michèle Morgan
Mrs. Baines
Sonia Dresdel
Phillipe
Bobby Henrey
Inspector Crowe
Denis O'Dea
Detective Ames
Jack Hawkins
Dr. Fenton
Walter Fitzgerald
Mrs. Patterson
Dandy Nichols
Mrs. Barrow
Joan Young
First Secretary
Karl Stepanek
Ambassador
Gerard Heinz
Policeman
Torin Thatcher
Perry
James Hayter
Detective Davis
Geoffrey Keen
Detective Hart
Bernard Lee
Dr. Wilson
John Ruddock
Clock Winder
Hay Petrie
Rose
Dora Bryan
Police Sergeant
George Woodbridge