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4 October 1953 (USA) moreGenre:
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One of two young boys accidentally falls to his death when playing in a bombed-out London neighborhood... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
taught thriller set in a bombed out East End moreCast
(Credited cast) | Andrew Ray | ... | Frankie Palmer |
| Kathleen Ryan | ... | Emily Palmer |
| Kenneth More | ... | Ted Palmer |
| Bernard Lee | ... | PC Chapman |
| Stephen Fenemore | ... | Ron Williams, boy who fell |
| William Sylvester | ... | Len, Crook who befriends Frankie |
| Marjorie Rhodes | ... | Jessie Stokes |
| Peter Jones | ... | Sid, Len's friend |
| Eliot Makeham | ... | Pawnbroker |
| Sid James | ... | Barrow Boy (as Sydney James) |
| Veronica Hurst | ... | Sunday School Teacher |
| Sandra Dorne | ... | Iris, Len's accomplice |
| Campbell Singer | ... | Potter |
| Laurie Main | ... | Bibulous Customer |
| Hy Hazell | ... | Mary, Lady who befriends Frankie |
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Very fine, taught thriller set in a bombed out East End. Andrew Ray plays the respectable young lad who comes under the spell of a baddie (William Sylvester) and through whose eyes, unfortunately for me, the film is largely seen through. The kid does well enough but as a consequence, the film is on the edge of sentimentality the whole time. That it does avoid lapsing into paper handkerchief mode is due to the sharp direction and atmospheric cinematography, dark black shadows and all. To be fair this is also helped by the most convincing performance from the young lad who at no time goes for the easy options. Sparkling performance from Hy Hazel towards the end.