The hero discovers his estranged wife dead and tries to frame her lover for the murder. He becomes involved with the criminals who make various unsuccessful attempts on his life while the police clear up the mystery.

Derek Farr
as Jim Medway

Joan Hopkins
as Ann Corday

Peter Lorre
as Paynter

William Hartnell
as Charlie Durham

Naunton Wayne
as Inspector Tenby

Ronald Howard
as Hilary Boscombe

Kathleen Harrison
as Kate

Leslie Dwyer
as Leonard

Edward Rigby
as The Fisherman

George Woodbridge
as Sgt. Sawnton
CinemaSerf
This is quite a decent, complex, little British crime drama with Derek Farr as "Jim Medway" who turns up at an English seaside resort whereupon, shortly afterwards, his wife is found murdered in the "White Cottage". The police investigation is soon focussed on him, so he tries to fit up local bigwig...