Violent Playground (1958)
Overview
A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.216 |
Directed By
Basil Dearden
Crew
Basil Dearden
Philip Green
Earl St. John
Michael Relph
Susan Dyson
Mike Fox
Arthur Stevens
Nosher Powell
Reginald H. Wyer
James Kennaway
Maurice Gibson
TOP 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
Brona Boland
Mary Murphy
Fergal Boland
Patrick Murphy
Michael Chow
Alexander
Tsai Chin
Primrose
Sean Lynch
Slick
Bernice Swanson
Meg
Freddie Starr
Tommy
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)
Cyril Shaps
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
Mechanic (uncredited)
Leonard Sharp
Spectator at Fire (uncredited)
Leslie Slysz
(uncredited)
James Sutherland
(uncredited)
Gareth Tandy
(uncredited)
John Tatham
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Anne Tirard
(uncredited)
Dervis Ward
Constable (uncredited)
Kathleen Williams
(uncredited)
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