A lighthouse keeper and his family follow work from town to town, each time making new friends and receiving a visit from his troublesome father.
A middle-aged writer at the crossroads moment of his career, must face the looming reality of his estranged and bigoted father's pending demise.
Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty in India, several British Tommies try to unravel their domestic tribulations before having to ship out again.
