the British police. Gillie runs around on the ship trying to evade both crew and police, and falls overboard while trying to stow away on the ship in the hope of remaining with Bronek. Being the only person to see her fall, Bronek dives into the water to save her and loses his ship. The pair are rescued by the police boat sent from Barry Island. Bronek admits his guilt after Gillie hugs him, and Graham commends him for his bravery in saving her. The Poloma sails off and his chance of freedom has gone. Cast John Mills as Police Superintendent Graham Horst Buchholz as Bronislav Korchinsky, a professional Polish seaman Hayley Mills as Gillie Evans, a wayward young girl Yvonne Mitchell as Anya Haluba, Korchinsky's long-time girlfriend Megs Jenkins as Mrs Phillips, Gillie's aunt. Anthony Dawson as Barclay, Anya's new boyfriend George Selway as Detective Sergeant Harvey George Pastell as Poloma Captain Paul Stassino as Poloma First Officer Marne Maitland as Dr. Das Meredith Edwards as PC Williams Marianne Stone as Mrs Williams Rachel Thomas as Mrs Parry Brian Hammond as Dai Parry Kenneth Griffith as Choirmaster Eynon Evans as Mr. Morgan Christopher Rhodes as Inspector Bridges Edward Cast as Detective Constable Thomas Shari as Christine, the new resident of Anna's flat. Production The film was based on a short story Rodolphe et le Revolver by French writer Noël Calef. In the story the witness to the murder was a young boy. Director J. Lee Thompson originally intended to film it that way and in August 1958 sent a copy of the script to John Mills, with whom he had worked on Ice Cold in Alex and wanted to play the part of the detective. Mills felt the right actor in the part of the 12-year-old boy would "walk away with the picture" but he liked the script and wanted to work with Thompson again. Thompson went to Mills' house in Sussex to discuss the project and wound up talking to Mills' daughter Hayley. After lunch he told Mills that he wanted to change the role of the boy to a girl and cast Hayley in the part as "the whole story will be much more moving and touching in every way." Although Hayley had not expressed that much interest in acting, John Mills and his wife agreed. Thompson decided to cast her even without testing. The role of