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