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.

• London Films Productions
• Ralph Richardson
• Michèle Morgan
• Sonia Dresdel
• Bobby Henrey
• Denis O'Dea
• Jack Hawkins
• Walter Fitzgerald
• Dandy Nichols