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

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