The struggle between a Liverpool Juvenile Liaison officer and a dangerous young pyromaniac.The struggle between a Liverpool Juvenile Liaison officer and a dangerous young pyromaniac.The struggle between a Liverpool Juvenile Liaison officer and a dangerous young pyromaniac.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
Bernice Swanson
- Meg
- (as Benice Swanson)
Freddie Starr
- Tommy
- (as Fred Fowell)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe script was based on an actual experiment by the Liverpool Police Department in 1949, when they created a small number of specialized officers to deal with youth crimes.
- GoofsDespite its Liverpool setting not a single character speaks with a Merseyside (Liverpool) accent in the entire film.
- SoundtracksPlay Rough
Sung by Johnny Luck (Fontana Recording Artist)
Lyric by Paddy Roberts
Music by Philip Green (as Phil Green)
Featured review
Had no idea if I was going to enjoy this film which is in black and white and was filmed on location in Liverpool, England in a very depressing area with a great deal of problems. Truman, (Stanly Baker) is a detective and is reassigned to another position which is, Juvenile Liason Officer who is now in charge of trying to stop juvenile crime in the City of Liverpool. Truman is not too happy about his assignment but does get involved with young twin children named Mary and Patrick Murphy who have been stealing things in the local stores and meets up with their older sister, Cathie, (Anne Heywood). Johannie Murphy, (David McCallum) is the older brother and he is a ring leader who is causing many problems in the City of Liverpool. Johannie has some mental problems which cause him to enter a school with a gun and starts a major problem and gets himself deeper and deeper in trouble with the police. Peter Cushing, (Priest) plays a great supporting role and even falls off a ladder that is pushed by bad boy Johannie. There is some brief romance in this film also between Cathie and Detective Truman. This film is very different and explodes towards the end of the film. Enjoy.
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- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
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