Another delightful, harmless CFF early film (1953) that has a larger-than-usual quota of kids. The inept crooks are not particularly nasty or threatening, the caretaker/rent collector takes that role on here. Lots of animals for the audience to like, with the dog the natural star!
As it's 1953 we have depictions of almost empty streets, with kids using their imagination out there and making their own amusements; there's a good spread of ages with the older ones keeping an eye on the younger ones (and sometimes vice versa!). Parents are largely absent and the policeman has a minimal appearance-just as it was then!
Another useful social document of those post-War times, which those of us who were young then will immediately recognise. It's not as gritty as e.g "Skid Kids" or "Soapbox Derby", more Enid Blyton, but worth having in the Archive.
Reliable Kathleen Harrison features in a typical role-she had an amazing, long career; the irascible caretaker, George Coulouris, was a fine actor who was with Orson Welles in the early years-quite a coup to have actors of this stature giving their services.
Thanks yet again to UK's Talking Pictures channel for airing these little gems.
As it's 1953 we have depictions of almost empty streets, with kids using their imagination out there and making their own amusements; there's a good spread of ages with the older ones keeping an eye on the younger ones (and sometimes vice versa!). Parents are largely absent and the policeman has a minimal appearance-just as it was then!
Another useful social document of those post-War times, which those of us who were young then will immediately recognise. It's not as gritty as e.g "Skid Kids" or "Soapbox Derby", more Enid Blyton, but worth having in the Archive.
Reliable Kathleen Harrison features in a typical role-she had an amazing, long career; the irascible caretaker, George Coulouris, was a fine actor who was with Orson Welles in the early years-quite a coup to have actors of this stature giving their services.
Thanks yet again to UK's Talking Pictures channel for airing these little gems.