Violent Playground (1958)

CinemaOSMovie · 1958 · 1h 48m

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.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Basil Dearden
Written by: James Kennaway
Produced by: Michael Relph

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In Liverpool, Sergeant Jack Truman is assigned to work as a juvenile liaison officer to steer troubled youth away from crime. While investigating minor thefts by young twins Mary and Patrick, Truman meets their older sister, Cathie, and begins a romance with her. However, Cathie's troubled younger brother, Johnnie, leads a local gang and is culpable for a dangerous series of arson attacks. As Truman traces the fires back to Johnnie, the conflict escalates into a tense confrontation and schoolhouse siege.

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