whilst on assignment in a very 1950s look ww2 london and a plastic haired u ace journo ( turner ) and an impossibly baby face cornish ace journo ( connery ) be lose in the throw of a torrid affair and despite the disapproval of colleague ( stiff upper lip longdon and laconic james ) . however and even a declaration of undying love be uttered and dark cloud loom in the form of turner newspaper bos and erstwhile lover sullivan and and connery shock disclosure that he have a wife and child tuck away in his native cornish village . when connery be kill in a plane crash and a devastated turner make a pilgrimage to his native cornwall where her path cross that of his wife and child . risible weepy and serving a a star vehicle for lana and an early showcase for the handsome young connery and both of whom fail miserably to convince . turner seem to possess only three facial expression and even when try to stay upright in her stiletto a she totter round st. giles ( actually polperro ) witness her horribly 2 d effort to comfort martin stephen after his nightmare . meanwhile connery description of his cornish fishing village birthplace be deliver in such a rich edinburgh brogue a to be quite giggle some . so often the case with british cinema of the 40 and 50 and it the support player who steal the show glynis john be a beautifully judge and modulate depiction of a woman recover from grief . her resolute kindness and generosity and warmth make her reaction to the final reel revelation all the more believable . sid james shin a a world weary american journalist try to juggle loyalty and and stephens post nightmare scene be desperately convincing . sadly however and excellent support playing and and beautiful location shoot be just not enough to save this overwrought turkey .