A dissolute Victorian aristocrat manipulates the lives of those around him for his own gain, but sows the seeds of his downfall when he sets out to seduce a government minister's innocent daughter, whose life is dogged by ill fortune. Period drama, starring Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Stewart Granger and Wilfrid Lawson

Starring: James Mason, Jean Kent, Margaretta Scott, Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger, Wilfrid Lawson

Director(s): Anthony Asquith