Englishman Mr. Howard is on a fishing holiday in eastern France when the Germans invade in 1940. Setting off to try and get back home he is persuaded to take along the two Cavanaugh children, and as his journey progresses his family keeps growing in size. Once in German-occupied northern France a new problem arises — the risk of being heard speaking English.


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Monty Woolley
John Sidney Howard

Roddy McDowall
Ronnie Cavanaugh

Anne Baxter
Nicole Rougeron

Otto Preminger
Major Diessen

J. Carrol Naish
Aristide Rougeron

Lester Matthews
Mr. Cavanaugh

Jill Esmond
Mrs. Cavanaugh

Ferike Boros
Madame

Peggy Ann Garner
Sheila Cavanaugh