A fantasy/sci-fi film and who would not have wanted to be in a gang like this in the 1950s in the UK, I certainly would have, I was in a gang of sorts but we didn't have a gang but hut or exciting adventures like this lot.
The vivid imagination of the main boy character in central to the film and all of the child actors are great even the very young girl.
This must have been very appealing to a young audience in 1954 but I failed to achieve as much as they did here with my chemistry set, purple fingers from potassium permanganate was my best effort.
Worth being recommended to youngster now to see what they missed out on as they now spend most of their time doing dumb things with a smart phone.