World War Two propaganda drama combining dramatised scenes with real newsreel footage. Father and son newsreel reporters Will and Steve Ferguson (Will Fyffe and Anthony Hulme) go in separate directions when Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia brings the threat of war ever closer. Will takes the 'shadow over Europe' angle, while Steve covers the sinking of the German battleship Graf Spee by British ships at the Battle of the River Plate.

The legendary Flying Scotsman provides the setting for this early British thriller. The driver of the famous steam engine, one day before his retirement, is forced to report his stoker for being drunk on duty. The stoker is promptly fired, but sneaks aboard the train the next day to exact his revenge. Also amongst the passengers is the driver's daughter, whose relationship with the new stoker sets off a disastrous chain of events.