Violent Playground
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.
In Liverpool, Sergeant Jack Truman is assigned to work as a juvenile liaison officer to steer troubled youth away from crime. While investigating minor thefts by young twins Mary and Patrick, Truman meets their older sister, Cathie, and begins a romance with her. However, Cathie's troubled younger brother, Johnnie, leads a local gang and is culpable for a dangerous series of arson attacks. As Truman traces the fires back to Johnnie, the conflict escalates into a tense confrontation and schoolhouse siege.
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Top Cast
Stanley Baker
Detective Sergeant Jack Truman
Anne Heywood
Cathie Murphy
David McCallum
Johnnie Murphy
Peter Cushing
Father Laidlaw
John Slater
Sgt. Walker
Clifford Evans
Headmaster Evans
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
Freddie Starr
Tommy
Sheila Raynor
Mrs. Catlin
Christopher Cooke
David Catlin
Irene Arnold
Mrs. Baker
Oonagh Quinn
Jilly Baker
Ali Allen
Boy (uncredited)
