SINOPSIS
A good-for-nothing sailor walks out on his young family leaving them to fend for themselves in the Liverpool slums. They make a go of their lives and the eldest daughter, now a woman, is none too pleased at her father's attempted return.
- Robert NewtonPeter McCabe
- Kathleen HarrisonMrs. McCabe
- Avis ScottNora McCabe
- Susan ShawConnie McCabe
- Robin NetscherGeorge Alexander McCabe
- Richard BurtonBen Satterthwaite
- Kenneth GriffithMaurice Bruno
- Olive SloaneMrs. Gibson
- James HayterShip's Captain
- Charles VictorBill
- Michael BrennanEngineer
- Allan JeayesPrison Officer
- Hattie JacquesMusic Hall Singer
- Kathleen BoutallMrs. Duncan
- John BoxerPoliceman in Cell
- Tony BrittonDeck-Hand
- Cyril ChamberlainReporter (segment "The Kite")
- Richard CokePub Customer
- Basil CunardPublican
- Angela DayNora as a Child
- Laurel DudleyConnie as a Child
- Alexander FieldMr. Simon
- Harry FineShip's Fireman
- Arthur HamblingPolice Sergeant
- Glyn HoustonSailor