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.

Duration: 108 min
Release date: 1958-01-14
IMDB

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

Crime Drama

Violent Playground

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Stanley Baker
Stanley Baker
as Detective Sergeant Jack Truman
Anne Heywood
Anne Heywood
as Cathie Murphy
David McCallum
David McCallum
as Johnnie Murphy
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
as Father Laidlaw
John Slater
John Slater
as Sgt. Walker
Clifford Evans
Clifford Evans
as Headmaster Evans
Moultrie Kelsall
Moultrie Kelsall
as Superintendent
George A. Cooper
George A. Cooper
as Chief Inspector
Brona Boland
Brona Boland
as Mary Murphy
Fergal Boland
Fergal Boland
as Patrick Murphy
Michael Chow
Michael Chow
as Alexander
Tsai Chin
Tsai Chin
as Primrose
Sean Lynch
Sean Lynch
as Slick
Bernice Swanson
Bernice Swanson
as Meg
Freddie Starr
Freddie Starr
as Tommy
Sheila Raynor
Sheila Raynor
as Mrs. Catlin
Christopher Cooke
Christopher Cooke
as David Catlin
Irene Arnold
Irene Arnold
as Mrs. Baker
Oonagh Quinn
Oonagh Quinn
as Jilly Baker
Ali Allen
Ali Allen
as Boy (uncredited)
Grace Arnold
Grace Arnold
as Customer in Grocer's Shop (uncredited)
John Boxer
John Boxer
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Jeremy Bulloch
Jeremy Bulloch
as Pageboy at Hotel (uncredited)
John Bush
John Bush
as (uncredited)
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
as Police Officer in Patrol Car (uncredited)
Keith Crane
Keith Crane
as William (uncredited)
Gerrard Gibson
Gerrard Gibson
as (uncredited)
Victoria Harrington
Victoria Harrington
as Child (uncredited)
Melvyn Hayes
Melvyn Hayes
as Kid in Johnnie's Gang (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper
Lindsay Hooper
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert Howell
Robert Howell
as (uncredited)
Anthony John
Anthony John
as Child (uncredited)
Stratford Johns
Stratford Johns
as Police Constable (uncredited)
Billy Lawrence
Billy Lawrence
as (uncredited)
Phyllis Morris
Phyllis Morris
as (uncredited)
Robert Raglan
Robert Raglan
as Doorman at Grand Hotel (uncredited)
Philip Ray
Philip Ray
as Stallholder (uncredited)
Anthony Richmond
Anthony Richmond
as (uncredited)
Lynne Roberts
Lynne Roberts
as Maureen Owen
Delene Scott
Delene Scott
as (uncredited)
Cyril Shaps
Cyril Shaps
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
Jack Sharp
as Mechanic (uncredited)
Leonard Sharp
Leonard Sharp
as Spectator at Fire (uncredited)
Leslie Slysz
Leslie Slysz
as (uncredited)
James Sutherland
James Sutherland
as (uncredited)
Gareth Tandy
Gareth Tandy
as (uncredited)
John Tatham
John Tatham
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Anne Tirard
Anne Tirard
as (uncredited)
Dervis Ward
Dervis Ward
as Constable (uncredited)
Kathleen Williams
Kathleen Williams
as (uncredited)
Lynn Williams
Lynn Williams
as (uncredited)
John H. Watson
John H. Watson
as
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