After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South Africa where his nearest relative, Aunt Jane, lives. On the way he meets a variety of different people who help or hinder his journey - including an ageing diamond smuggler.

• Michael Balcon Productions
• Bryanston Films
• Edward G. Robinson
• Fergus McClelland
• Constance Cummings
• Paul Stassino
• Harry H. Corbett
• Zia Mohyeddin
• Orlando Martins
• John Turner