An orphaned young boy is guided by his great-grandfather and strives to go to university to become a doctor. However, the boy's harsh grandfather stands in his way.

Charles Coburn
as Alexander Gow

Tom Drake
as Robert Shannon as young man

Hume Cronyn
as Papa Leckie

Gladys Cooper
as Grandma Leckie

Dean Stockwell
as Robert Shannon as a child

Selena Royle
as Mama Leckie

Jessica Tandy
as Kate Leckie

Richard Haydn
as Jason Reid

Andy Clyde
as Saddler Boag

Norman Lloyd
as Adam Leckie