Summary An ambassador's son idolises his father's butler, and tries to throw the police off his scent when he is suspected of murder. However, the boy's actions only make the servant seem more suspicious, and he begins to realise that his hero may have deceived him. While working as a film critic in the 1930s, Graham Greene had first noticed Carol Reed's developing directorial talent. Adapted from Greene's short story The Basement Room, this was the first of their three collaborations as writer and director, and what a minor masterpiece it is. Bobby Henrey gives an exceptional performance as the ambassador's son who attempts to help the butler he idolises. But his actions only land the latter in hot water with the police after the suspicious death of the butler's wife. Credit should also go to Ralph Richardson (as the butler) and Michèle Morgan (as his mistress) for allowing the boy to steal every scene in the interest of suspense.