The Violent Playground
Year:
1958
Production Country:
Great Britain
Struggle between a Liverpool Juvenile Liaison officer and a young and dangerous pyromaniac. The delinquent is finally taken away to face justice and the Officer is promised a happy future with his sister.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Detective Sergeant Jack Truman Stanley Baker
- Cathie Murphy Anne Heywood
- Johnny Murphy David McCallum
- priest Peter Cushing
- Sergeant William Walker John Slater
- 'Heaven' Evans Clifford Evans
- superintendent Moultrie Kelsall
- chief inspector George A. Cooper
- Mary Murphy Brona Boland
- Patrick Murphy Fergal Boland
- Alexander Michael Chow
- Primrose Ts'ai Chin
- Slick Sean Lynch
- Meg Benice Swanson
- Tommy Nosher Powell
- Mrs Catlin Sheila Raynor
- Mrs Baker Irene Arnold
- Jilly Baker Oonagh Quinn
- cast member Phyllis Morris
- cast member Ann Tirard
- cast member Kathleen Williams
- cast member James Sutherland
- William Keith Crane
- cast member Brian Nash
- cast member Gareth Tandy
- cast member Robert Howell
- cast member Delene Scott
- cast member Lynn Williams
- cast member Christopher Cooke
- cast member Victoria Harrington
- cast member Leslie Slysz
- cast member Alimami Allen
- cast member Irene Hollis
- cast member Diane Herman
- cast member Karen Roberts
- [] Anthony Richmond
- Maureen Owen Lynne Roberts
- [] Billy Lawrence
- [] Anthony John
- [] Sandra Robb
- [] Virginia Mollett
- [] Teresa Hall
- [] Angela Hall
- [] Francis Lennon
- [] Stratford Johns
- [] Iris Jean
- [] Georgina Marcus
- [] Avril Kapps
- [] Christine Roberts
- [] Dina Andronicos
- [] Janet Ayres
- [] Linda Smith
- [] Stephen Marcus
- [] David Paul
- [] Steven Counterman
- [] Peter Evans
- [] Brian Jacobs
- [] Kevin Green
- [] Peter Hicks
- [] John Bush
- [] Janet Hart
- [] Colin Pike
- [] Dennis Mallard
- [] Jean Tierney
- [] Joyce Sapsford
- [] Wendy Raye
- [] Linda Wescott
- [] Hazel Daniels
- [] Janice Leaker
- [] David Smith
- [] Linda Fredericks
- [] O'connell Twins
- [] Yvonne Hawley
- [] Janice Hawley
- [] Biddy Lennon
- [pageboy at hotel] Jeremy Bulloch
- [] Freddie Starr
Credits
Direction
- Director Basil Dearden
- Assistant Director Bert Batt
- [2nd Assistant Director] Maurice Gibson
- [2nd Assistant Director] James Angus
- [3rd Assistant Director] Gus Angus
- Continuity Sue Dyson
Production
- Production Company The Rank Organisation Film Productions Ltd
- Executive Producer Earl St. John
- Producer Michael Relph
- Production Manager Douglas Peirce
- Production Controller Arthur Alcott
Casting
- [Casting Director] Weston Drury Jr
Writing
- Screenplay James Kennaway
Photography
- Director of Photography Reginald Wyer
- Camera Operator David Harcourt
- [Focus Puller] John Alcott
- [Clapper Loader] Mike Fox
- [Clapper Loader] Ian Mcmillan
Stills
- [Stills] Norman Gryspeerdt
Editing
- Editor Arthur Stevens
Design
- Art Director Maurice Carter
- Set Dresser Terence Morgan
- [Set Dresser] Len Townsend
- [Property Master] Bert Gaiters
Costumes
- Costume Designer Joan Ellacott
- [Women's Wardrobe] Dorothy Edwards
- [Men's Wardrobe] Bert Simmonds
Make-up
- Make-up Alec Garfath
- [Hairdresser] Biddy Chrystal
Music
- Music Philip Green
Sound
- Sound Recording Sid Wiles
- Sound Recording Bill Daniels
- [Boom Operator] Tony Cripps
- Sound Editor Roy Hyde
