A sailor falls in love with a woman he meets at the dockside, but is deeply conflicted because his former lover is in prison.
Acting
Chili Bouchier's smoldering dockside energy steals every scene.
Production
Gritty Portsmouth locations feel authentically grimy.
Director
Arthur Rosson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Britain's brief 'quota quickie' era, when films were churned out rapidly to satisfy legal requirements for domestic cinema content — this one's actually more watchable than most.
Vanda Gréville later became a significant director herself; her brief role here as the sacrificial ex-lover is ironically prophetic of how quota films treated female talent.
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