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Major Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also faces two other charges that could finish his distinguished service career. He decides to act in his own defence at his court martial hearing, his argument being that he is owed a lot of money from the army for his various postings that have cost him out of his own pocket. To further complicate the proceedings, Carrington alleges he told his superior, the very disliked Colonel Henniker, that he was taking the money from the safe. A man's career, his marriage, and quite a few reputations all hang in the balance.Read moreLess
Major Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also faces two other charges that could finish his distinguished service career. He decides to act in his own defence at his court martial hearing, his argument being that he is owed a lot of money from the army for his various postings that have cost him out of his own pocket. To further complicate the proceedings, Carrington alleges he told his superior, the very disliked Colonel Henniker, that he was taking the money from the safe. A man's career, his marriage, and quite a few reputations all hang in the balance.
The story
Major Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also faces two other charges that could finish his distinguished service career. He decides to act in his own defence at his court martial hearing, his argument being that he is owed a lot of money from the army for his various postings that have cost him out of his own pocket. To further complicate the proceedings, Carrington alleges he told his superior, the very disliked Colonel Henniker, that he was taking the money from the safe. A man's career, his marriage, and quite a few reputations all hang in the balance.
Cast & crew
David NivenMajor Charles Carrington
Margaret LeightonValerie Carrington
Noelle MiddletonCaptain Alison Graham
Allan CuthbertsonLt. Col. Henniker
Victor MaddernBombardier Owen
Raymond FrancisMitchell
Geoffrey KeenPresident
Mark DignamProsecutor
Maurice DenhamLt. Col. Reeve
Laurence NaismithMajor PantonExplore the crew
- Director
- Anthony Asquith
- Screenplay
- John Hunter
- Producer
- Teddy Baird
- Producer
- John Woolf
- Director of Photography
- Desmond Dickinson
- Editor
- Ralph Kemplen