Old Man in Dungarees
Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother and sister drug smuggling team.
Printer
1890년대 맨체스터 근처의 살포드 거리. 홉슨 제화점의 주인(찰스 로튼 분)은 세 딸과 살아가는 홀아비로서 알콜 중독에 구두쇠로 소문나 있다. 점포를 돌보는 큰 딸은 혼기를 놓친 노처녀이고, 둘째, 셋째딸은 애인들이 있지만 아버지가 결혼 지참금을 내놓지 않아 결혼을 못하고 있다. 초조해진 큰 딸은 제화공과 자력으로 결혼하여 따로 독립한다. 사위가 경영하는 제화점은 나날이 번창하여 자리를 잡아 가지만 홉슨 제화점은 영락의 길을 걷는다. 그렇게 인색하던 장인 홉슨도 마음을 고쳐먹고 사위와 합작하여 제화점을 새로 차린다.
'Blue Eyes', the gardener
Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. This sympathetic drama traces the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison.
First Old Man
Having been given enforced retirement due to his age, Mick-Mack creates strain upon his extended family.
Cockney Customer in Pub
A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.
3rd Turnkey
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
Man in Pub (uncredited)
A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
Seth
When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately the local bus company starts to use methods that can hardly be seen as fair competition.
The Waiter
2차대전 당시 상선의 선원이었던 에릭슨(Lt. CmDr. Ericson: 잭 호킨스 분)은 구축함인 '컴패스 로즈'의 함장에 임명된다. 하지만 에릭슨을 제외한 다른 선원들은 바다에 대한 경험이 전혀 없는 사람들이다. 에릭슨은 3주간의 훈련을 마친 이들과 함께 독일 잠수함의 공격을 막는 임무를 받고 대서양으로 나간다. 한편 비열한 성격의 소유자인 베넷 (First Officer Bennett: 스탠리 베이커 분) 대위가 떠나자 록하트(Sub-Lt. Lockhart: 도날드 신든 분)가 대위에 임명되어 에릭슨 함장의 오른팔이 된다. 어려운 일이 있을 때마다 록하트는 에릭슨에게 진심으로 위로를 했고, 서로에 대한 신뢰감은 굳어진다.
Charlie
When a saboteur places an explosive device on a train full of sea mines, the authorities call for bomb expert Peter Lyncort to diffuse the situation, unaware that he has explosive problems of his own.
Frost
A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the parole officers and their charges.
Yardley
When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and causing his death when he falls. Instead of calling the police he dumps the body in a lonely spot on the road to the North, making it look like a hit-and-run accident. Weeks later there is still no report of the body being found, and Denning starts to go to pieces. When he lets his wife into his secret the two start making enquiries, possibly making things worse.
Newsboy
At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands. However, someone realises that a prize cow is on the islands and the Nazis mustn't get hold of her. This is the intrepid story of the cow-napping from under the noses of the Nazis.
Dart Player #5
Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the British war buddy who saved his life at Anzio Beach is now in trouble with the law in England. Taking the advice of his secretary to go to England rather than wire money, Adam arrives in his friend's village to find him about to stand trial for the murder of the hired stable-hand, Lawrence.
News Vendor (uncredited)
The stories of several individuals who consult a marriage bureau, including a peer of the realm, his butler, a lonely school teacher, a French girl on the run from a violent boyfriend, a country vicar, and a newspaper reporter, sent by his editor, to do an undercover story.
The Old 'Un
In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels. During one such fight, Henry slips down a flight of stairs and dies. A neighbor, Mrs. Mounsey, is the only witness, and she blackmails the young widow by threatening to tell the cops that Adelaide killed her husband. Luckily, lawyer Gilbert swoops in to help Adelaide.
Grieve
When her husband is wrongly accused of murder, an opera singer sets out to find the real culprit.
