There's not a swear word to be heard in this G-rated exercise in gentility. Based on a real-life case, it, most emphatically, is not. Acting is top-notch throughout and we remain riveted even when the film's stage origins start to show. A youngster, Ronnie Winslow, returns home unexpectedly from his school, the Naval College at Osbourne. He has been expelled for stealing another cadet's five-shilling postal note.
Crowds gather outside the family home and in the courtroom, while political cartoons poke their fun.
Nigel Hawthorne is terrific as Arthur Winslow, a banker whose dogged pursuit of honor almost wrecks his family financially. Guy Edwards is perfect as little Ronnie Winslow, who, innocent or not, causes all the ruckus. Matthew Pidgeon, brother of Rebecca, is well cast as her movie brother, the dissolute Dickie. This website is intended for viewing solely within the United States.