On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London. Realising the other directors want to keep him in the dark he starts asking questions, and is soon undercover as a down-and-out in a hostel which will disappear if a company building project goes ahead.
15th November 1941
84 years ago
1 hour 44 minutes
Finishes at 4:50am
6.5/10
63%
64%
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