Young Dubliner, Gulliver Sheils, fantasises about escaping his humdrum life and living in Tahiti. Lacking the money for such a venture, he takes to hanging around outside Trinity College in the hope of rescuing a wealthy person from a traffic accident who will reward him for his heroism. He ignores the affections of local beauty Jennifer, yet his patience pays off when befriends a tycoon who offers to take him to the South Seas. As the pair head off, they are themselves involved in a traffic accident, forcing Gulliver to realise his true feelings for Jennifer and stay in Dublin.
Directed byCharles Crichton
Written byWalter Meade, Kenneth Reddin (novel)
CountryUK
Runtime77 min
On screen
Robert Beatty
Moira Lister
Stanley Holloway
Michael Medwin