Violent Playground

Violent Playground (1958)

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.

Crime Drama

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

star 7 6.6
  • Release Date: 1958-01-14
  • Runtime: 1h 48min
  • Director: Basil Dearden

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    • 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)

    • Lynn Williams

      (uncredited)

    • John H. Watson

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