Violent Playground (1958)

Name: Violent Playground
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1958-01-14
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Stanley Baker, Anne Heywood, David McCallum, Peter Cushing, John Slater

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.

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

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Released 1958-01-14 · 108 min · Crime, Drama

Directed by Basil Dearden

Cast

Stanley Baker as Detective Sergeant Jack Truman
Anne Heywood as Cathie Murphy
David McCallum as Johnnie Murphy
Peter Cushing as Father Laidlaw
John Slater as Sgt. Walker
Clifford Evans as Headmaster Evans
Moultrie Kelsall as Superintendent
George A. Cooper as Chief Inspector
Brona Boland as Mary Murphy
Fergal Boland as Patrick Murphy
Michael Chow as Alexander
Tsai Chin as Primrose
Sean Lynch as Slick
Bernice Swanson as Meg
Freddie Starr as Tommy