"Tod is a motherless boy, who is mistreated by his violent father. He eventually finds happiness with kindly foster parents."
Richard Attenborough
as Stephen Leigh
Dorothy Alison
as Barbara Leigh
Colin Petersen
as Tod Dawson
Terence Morgan
as Mike Dawson
Jill Adams
as Julie Dawson
Maureen Delaney
as Mrs. Perryman
Margaretta Scott
as Mrs. Marjorie Blundell
David Franks
as Eddie
Geoffrey Keen
as Headmaster
Charles Lloyd Pack
as Beamish
June Cunningham
as Annette
Sam Kydd
as Shopkeeper
Victor Brooks
as Inspector Birch
Cyril Wheeler
as Constable Simpson
Kenneth Edwards
as Chairman of Juvenile Court
David Evans
as Bar Customer
Marc Sheldon
Sidney Vivian
as Drunken Reveller
Oliver MacGreevy
as Building Foreman
Roger Avon
as Constable
Wolf Rilla
Director
James Lawrie
Producer
Francis Chagrin
Music
Writer
Cynthia Tingey
Costume Design
Charlotte Hastings
Theatre Play
Bernard Gribble
Editor
Freddie Francis
Cinematography
Elven Webb
Art Direction