Violent Playground (1958)
January 14, 1958Release Date
Violent Playground (1958)
January 14, 1958Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

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)

Basil Dearden
Director

Michael Relph
Producer

Earl St. John
Executive Producer

Philip Green
Music

Susan Dyson
Continuity
Media.




Details.
Release DateJanuary 14, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Violent Playground is a black and white 1958 British film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Stanley Baker, Peter Cushing, and David McCallum. It was written by James Kennaway.
The film, which deals with the genre of juvenile delinquency, has an explicit social agenda. It owes much to U.S. films of a similar genre. McCallum's character, in particular, references roles played by James Dean, Marlon Brando, and especially Vic Morrow in Blackboard Jungle. Rock 'n' Roll is presented as a negative influence. In a memorable scene, music appears to put the youths into a trance-like state, culminating in McCallum leading a menacing advance on Baker's character.
Many of the poor working-class subjects of the film are from Liverpool's sizeable Irish-descended community. Notably, two important characters are Chinese. Despite its Liverpool setting no major character speaks with a Merseyside accent in this film. The tough inner-city estates are represented as a breeding ground for youth crime. The success rate of Liverpool's juvenile liaison officers is lauded in the prologue.
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