A train disaster is told as four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them, and how they deal with it.
Sidney Cole
Director
Charles Crichton
Basil Dearden
Jack Warner
Jim Hardcastle (segment "The Engine Driver")
Gladys Henson
Mrs. Hardcastle (segment "The Engine Driver")
Susan Shaw
Doris Hardcastle (segment "The Engine Driver")