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A young policeman becomes involved with a glamorous German woman in London, to his cost.

Cast

Barry Foster

as Dave Hollis

Margit Saad

as Lisa Shillack

Nigel Green

as Ralph Monk

Dinsdale Landen

as Joe Ross

Victor Platt

as Inspector Gorman

George Pravda

as Simon Shillack

Jerold Wells

as Inspector Parkes

Grace Arnold

as Miss Wilson

Donald Tandy

as Police Sergeant

Kenneth Fortescue

as First Tennis Player

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