Esther goes into service in Victorian England, only to be seduced by the sweet talking groom William, who then takes off with his employer's daughter. Left alone to bring up the child, Esther manages and after 7 years has a chance at happiness. Then William turns up again...

Dirk Bogarde
as William Latch

Kathleen Ryan
as Esther Waters

Cyril Cusack
as Fred

Ivor Barnard
as John Randall

Fay Compton
as Mrs. Barfield

George Hayes
as Journeyman

Morland Graham
as Ketley

Mary Clare
as Mrs. Latch

Pauline Jameson
as Hospital nurse

Shelagh Fraser
as Margaret
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This is quite a decent Victorian melodrama that sees naive housemaid "Esther" (Kathleen Ryan) fall for the mischievous charms of "Latch" (Dirk Bogarde). Left high and dry - with their baby - after he absconds with another woman, she must struggle to hold down a job and make ends meet at a time when ...