In the late 19th century, on board a ship sailing from Jamaica to England, Olivia Harwood, a recent widow, takes on the task of caring for several malaria patients, including Mark Bellis, a mysterious and tormented painter.

• Hal Wallis Productions
• Ray Milland
• Ann Todd
• Geraldine Fitzgerald
• Leo G. Carroll
• Raymond Huntley
• Martita Hunt
• Moira Lister
• Raymond Lovell