Violent Playground

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.

1958-01-14 108 min ★ 7.2
CrimeDrama

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

Director Basil Dearden

Cast

David McCallum
David McCallum
Johnnie Murphy
Clifford Evans
Clifford Evans
Headmaster Evans
Dervis Ward
Dervis Ward
Constable (uncredited)
George A. Cooper
George A. Cooper
Chief Inspector
Freddie Starr
Freddie Starr
Tommy
Melvyn Hayes
Melvyn Hayes
Kid in Johnnie's Gang (uncredited)
Robert Raglan
Robert Raglan
Doorman at Grand Hotel (uncredited)
Anne Heywood
Anne Heywood
Cathie Murphy
John Slater
John Slater
Sgt. Walker
Grace Arnold
Grace Arnold
Customer in Grocer's Shop (uncredited)
Jeremy Bulloch
Jeremy Bulloch
Pageboy at Hotel (uncredited)
Philip Ray
Philip Ray
Stallholder (uncredited)
Lynne Roberts
Lynne Roberts
Maureen Owen
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
Father Laidlaw
Moultrie Kelsall
Moultrie Kelsall
Superintendent
Sean Lynch
Sean Lynch
Slick
Stratford Johns
Stratford Johns
Police Constable (uncredited)
Michael Chow
Michael Chow
Alexander
Sheila Raynor
Sheila Raynor
Mrs. Catlin
Cyril Shaps
Cyril Shaps
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Stanley Baker
Stanley Baker
Detective Sergeant Jack Truman
Tsai Chin
Tsai Chin
Primrose