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
Director Basil Dearden

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

Cast

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