Matt Denant, ex-RAF flier, sentenced to three years in Dartmoor for striking and accidentally killing a detective who was attempting to arrest a lady of the evening to whom Denant had been casually speaking.

Rankling under the injustice, Denant flees prision and manages to dodge the police with the aid of a beautiful shire lass with whom he has fallen in love and whose ideas, like those of the freedom-loving Denant, are slightly unconventional. However, hounded by both an indomitable constabulary and a conventional citizenry, Denant, who has sought sanctuary in a village church, finally gives himself up in order to save its parson from lying.

Director:Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writers:Philip Dunne (writer)
John Galsworthy (play)


Cast (Cast overview, first billed only)
Rex Harrison ... Matt Denant
Peggy Cummins ... Dora Winton
William Hartnell ... Inspector Harris
Norman Wooland ... Minister
Jill Esmond ... Grace Winton
Frederick Piper ... Brownie - convict
Marjorie Rhodes ... Mrs. Pinkem
Betty Ann Davies ... Girl in Park
Cyril Cusack ... Rodgers
John Slater ... Salesman
Frank Pettingell ... Constable Beames
Michael Golden ... Detective Penter
Frederick Leister ... Judge
Walter Hudd ... Defense Counsel
Maurice Denham ... Crown Counsel

Runtime:78 min
Country:UK | USA
Language:English
Color:Black and White
Aspect Ratio:1.37
Sound Mix:Mono
Certification:Finland:K-16
Filming Locations:Dartmoor, Devon, England, UK