
Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his mother in a shared rented house with an assortment of characters in central London. Although well intentioned, he becomes mixed up with gangsters and murder. The story focuses on the effects this has on Percy and the other residents.
Cast

Richard Attenborough
Percy Boon

Alastair Sim
Mr. Squales

Fay Compton
Mrs. Josser

Stephen Murray
Uncle Henry

Wylie Watson
Mr. Josser

Susan Shaw
Doris Josser

Hugh Griffith
Headlam Fynne

Joyce Carey
Mrs Vizzard
Ivy St. Helier
Connie Coke

Andrew Crawford
Bill

Eleanor Summerfield
The Blonde

Jack McNaughton
Jimmy

Maurice Denham
Jack Rufus

Aubrey Dexter
Mr Battlebury

Henry Hewitt
Verriter

Arthur Howard
Mr Chinkwell

Fabia Drake
Mrs Jan Byl

Sydney Tafler
Night Club Receptionist

Henry Edwards
Police Superintendant
George Cross
Inspector Cartwright

Cyril Chamberlain
Det Sgt Wilson
Edward Evans
Det Sgt Taylor

John Salew
Mr Banks

Russell Waters
Clerk of the Court
Cecil Trouncer
Mr Henry Wassall KC
Kenneth Downey
Mr Veezey Blaize KC

Ivor Barnard
Mr Justice Plymme
Basil Cunard
Foreman of the Jury

Wensley Pithey
1st Warden
Manville Tarrant
2nd Warden

Arthur Lowe
Commuter on Train (uncredited)

Ewen Solon
Clerk (uncredited)
Jack May
Bystander (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Bystander (uncredited)

Myrette Morven
Female Employee (uncredited)

Ewan Roberts
1st Policeman (uncredited)
Stanley Beard
2nd Policeman (uncredited)

Leo Genn
Narrator (uncredited)
Crew
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