
1951 · Basil Dearden · 85 min
A drama of the river underworld
Merchant sailor Dan MacDonald has a lucrative sideline in smuggling black market goods ashore. While docked in London, MacDonald and his best friend, Johnny Lambert, get mixed up with a gang of ruthless jewel thieves, who hire MacDonald to smuggle their loot out of the country. Complications arise when Johnny falls for a charming but pernicious young woman named Pat, and is falsely charged with murder.
Bonar ColleanoDan MacDonald
Susan ShawPat
Renée AshersonSally
Earl CameronJohnny Lambert
Moira ListerMaisie
Max AdrianCharlie Vernon - acrobat / George
Joan DowlingPamela, Maisie's sister
James Robertson JusticeEngine Room Officer Trotter
Michael GoldenCustoms Officer Andrews
John LongdenDet. Insp. Williams
Alfie BassAlf
Christopher HewettMike
Leslie PhillipsHarryJohn AdamsPlainclothes Policeman in Squad Car (uncredited)
John ArnattSquad Car Officer (uncredited)