Violent Playground (1958)Struggle between a Liverpool Juvenile Liaison officer and a young and dangerous pyromaniac. Director:Basil DeardenWriter:James Kennaway (original screenplay) |
|
| 0Share... |
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Violent Playground (1958)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Stanley Baker | ... |
Truman
|
|
 |
Anne Heywood | ... |
Cathie
|
| David McCallum | ... |
Johnnie Murphy
|
|
| Peter Cushing | ... |
Priest
|
|
|
|
John Slater | ... |
Sgt. Walker
|
|
|
Clifford Evans | ... |
Heaven
|
|
|
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
(as Benice Swanson)
|
| Freddie Starr | ... |
Tommy
(as Fred Fowell)
|
|
Edit
Add Full Plot
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
Struggle between a Liverpool Juvenile Liaison officer and a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 May 1958 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
Desperat ungdom See more »Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
Edit
Music by Philip Green (as Phil Green)
Lyrics by Paddy Roberts
Sung by Johnny Luck (Fontana Recording Artist) with Ken Jones and his Orchestra
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Shot July-September 1957, copyright 1958. See more »Goofs
Halfway through the film Johnnie clearly pays for his five-shilling haircut using only one coin. There was no single coin to the value of five shillings in England during the C20th. See more »Soundtracks
"Play Rough"Music by Philip Green (as Phil Green)
Lyrics by Paddy Roberts
Sung by Johnny Luck (Fontana Recording Artist) with Ken Jones and his Orchestra
See more »
From a 21st century perspective this film benefits from its location shooting in the Liverpool of the late 1950s. Of particular interest are the landmark Art Deco Gerard Gardens flats with their magnificent main entrance, all sadly swept away in the 1980s.
Unfortunately, little else is as noteworthy. The storyline is weak and incoherent, with the interminably drawn-out ending arriving completely out of the blue. Screenplay and much of the acting are equally unhappy, with the poor kids being landed with some particularly gruesome dialogue. Stanley Baker was a fine actor, but he had to wait for Blind Date (1959) and Hell is a City (1960) for vehicles to do his sympathetic detective role justice.