Violent Playground

Violent Playground
1958CrimeDrama108 mins
★★★★★

Plot

A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.

  • Basil Dearden

    Director

  • James Kennaway

    Screenplay

  • Reginald H. Wyer

    Director of Photography

  • Arthur Stevens

    Editor

  • Stanley Baker

    Detective Sergeant Jack Truman

  • Anne Heywood

    Cathie Murphy

  • David McCallum

    Johnnie Murphy

  • Peter Cushing

    Father Laidlaw

  • John Slater

    Sgt. Walker

  • Clifford Evans

    Headmaster Evans

  • Moultrie Kelsall

    Superintendent

  • George A. Cooper

    Chief Inspector

  • Brona Boland

    Mary Murphy

  • Fergal Boland

    Patrick Murphy

  • Michael Chow

    Alexander

  • Tsai Chin

    Primrose

  • Sean Lynch

    Slick

  • Bernice Swanson

    Meg (as Benice Swanson)

  • Freddie Starr

    Tommy (as Fred Fowell)

  • Sheila Raynor

    Mrs. Catlin

  • Christopher Cooke

    David Catlin

  • Irene Arnold

    Mrs. Baker

  • Oonagh Quinn

    Jilly Baker

  • Ali Allen

    Boy (uncredited)

  • Grace Arnold

    Customer in Grocer's Shop (uncredited)

  • John Boxer

    Police Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Jeremy Bulloch

    Pageboy at Hotel (uncredited)

  • John Bush

    (uncredited)

  • Michael Collins

    Police Officer in Patrol Car (uncredited)

  • Keith Crane

    William (uncredited)

  • Gerrard Gibson

    (uncredited)

  • Victoria Harrington

    Child (uncredited)

  • Melvyn Hayes

    Kid in Johnnie's Gang (uncredited)

  • Lindsay Hooper

    Police Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Robert Howell

    (uncredited)

  • Anthony John

    Child (uncredited)

  • Stratford Johns

    Police Constable (uncredited)

  • Billy Lawrence

    (uncredited)

  • Phyllis Morris

    (uncredited)

  • Robert Raglan

    Doorman at Grand Hotel (uncredited)

  • Philip Ray

    Stallholder (uncredited)

  • Anthony Richmond

    (uncredited)

  • Lynne Roberts

    Maureen Owen

  • Delene Scott

    (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    108 minutes

    Released

    1958-01-14

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    The Rank Organisation

    Sound

  • Philip Green

    Music

    • Updated

    290 days ago

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