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.
Overview
A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
- Production
- The Rank Organisation
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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
Michael Chow
Alexander
Tsai Chin
Primrose
Sean Lynch
Slick
Freddie Starr
Tommy
Sheila Raynor
Mrs. Catlin
Grace Arnold
Customer in Grocer's Shop (uncredited)
Jeremy Bulloch
Pageboy at Hotel (uncredited)
Melvyn Hayes
Kid in Johnnie's Gang (uncredited)
Stratford Johns
Police Constable (uncredited)
Philip Ray
Stallholder (uncredited)
Lynne Roberts
Maureen Owen
Cyril Shaps
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Basil Dearden
- Writers
- James Kennaway
- Producers
- Earl St. John,Michael Relph
- Cinematography
- Reginald H. Wyer
- Composer
- Philip Green
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CinemaSerf
November 1, 2023
David McCallum features strongly in this rather gritty story of "Johnnie", a bit of a pyromaniac, who falls foul of local policeman "Truman" (Stanley Baker) who is charged with dealing with the town's more violently recalcitrant youth. The latter character is not just about law enforcement, though, he is about rehabilitation and the gist of the story is to demonstrate that, whilst never easy or straightforward, there is always a certain degree of hope. "Truman" alights on the young "Johnnie" aft…