A young pianist (Anne Todd) is prone to fits of depression and suicide attempts. With the help of a psychiatrist (Herbert Lom), she begins to unravel her past, rediscover her true identity and work out who she really loves, in order to enable her to play again. James Mason stars as her sadistic guardian.

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.