Cast
- Valerie Hobson as Blanche Fury
- Stewart Granger as Philip Thorn
- Michael Gough as Laurence Fury
- Walter Fitzgerald as Simon Fury
- Susanne Gibbs as Lavinia (as Suzanne Gibbs)
- Maurice Denham as Major Fraser
- Sybille Binder as Louisa (as Sybilla Binder)
- Ernest Jay as Calamy
- Townsend Whitling as Banks
- J. H. Roberts as Doctor
- Allan Jeayes as Mr. Weatherby
- Edward Lexy as Colonel Jenkins
- Arthur Wontner as Lord Rudford
- Amy Veness as Mrs. Winterbourne
- Cherry London as Molly
- George Woodbridge as Aimes
This film marks the first film appearance of Gough, probably best known for portraying Batman's butler Alfred Pennyworth in Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin.
The wonderful stately home used in the exterior shots is Wootton Lodge, Staffordshire.
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