"Beware of passion..."
The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.
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Hester Collyer
Freddie Page
Sir William Collyer
Jackie Jackson
Philip Welch
Mr. Miller
Mrs. Elton
Mr. Elton
Liz Jackson
Hester's Father
Collyer's Mother
Edie and Ravenscroft Assistant
Singing Man in Tube
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