Major Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also faces two other charges that could finish his distinguished service career. He decides to act in his own defence at his court martial hearing, his argument being that he is owed a lot of money from the army for his various postings that have cost him out of his own pocket. To further complicate the proceedings, Carrington alleges he told his superior, the very disliked Colonel Henniker, that he was taking the money from the safe. A man's career, his marriage, and quite a few reputations all hang in the balance.

David Niven
as Major Charles Carrington

Margaret Leighton
as Valerie Carrington

Noelle Middleton
as Captain Alison Graham

Allan Cuthbertson
as Lt. Col. Henniker

Victor Maddern
as Bombardier Owen

Raymond Francis
as Mitchell

Geoffrey Keen
as President

Newton Blick
as Judge Advocate

Mark Dignam
as Prosecutor

Robert Bishop
as His Assistant
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This is quite a decent military court-room drama in which David Niven finds himself accused of pinching a large sum from his battalion funds. At the ensuing court martial, he must answer the charges relying on his honesty and integrity - he has a V.C. after all - and on receiving, somewhat naively, ...