Violent Playground
“EVERY CITY HAS ITS DANGEROUS YOUTH. Stark, explosive drama - as the camera lays bare the heart of a big city and probe the secrets of its Violent Playground.”
Director
Basil Dearden
Screenplay
James Kennaway
A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
Release
Jan 14, 1958
Budget
—
Country
United Kingdom
Revenue
—
Cast
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
Michael Chow
Alexander
Tsai Chin
Primrose
Sean Lynch
Slick
Freddie Starr
Tommy
Sheila Raynor
Mrs. Catlin
Grace Arnold
Customer in Grocer's Shop (uncredited)
Jeremy Bulloch
Pageboy at Hotel (uncredited)
Melvyn Hayes
Kid in Johnnie's Gang (uncredited)
Reviews
★★★★★
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Streaming
YouTube TV More from the same director | Basil Dearden
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