Rent Child's Play (1952)
2.9 of 5 from 48 ratings
3h 1min
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- Synopsis:
Double bill of classic British science-fiction comedy films...
Child's Play (1952)What happens when a bunch of unruly children get their hands on an atomic chemistry set? They manage to split the atom and thereby create a new form of popcorn, of course! Mischief soon follows when their little enterprise goes global, despite the interference of a suspicious local detective in this family-friendly adventure. The classic film directed by Margaret Thomson (A Sense of Belonging) features an amazing cast that includes early appearances by future stars including Mona Washbourne (My Fair Lady), Ballard Berkeley (Fawty Towers) and the beloved Peter Sallis (Last of the Summer Wine). A charming nostalgic trip to childhood in a 1950's Britain. Filmed at Southall Studios and on location. Based on a script by Don Sharp, who also worked on the film as an assistant.
Front Line Kids (1942)
British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Leslie Fuller made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. The film sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. Set in wartime London, an unruly group or boys assist an incompetent hotel porter to thwart a gang of criminals operating out of the building.- Actors:
- Mona Washbourne, Peter Martyn, Dorothy Alison, Ingeborg von Kusserow, Carl Jaffe, Ballard Berkeley, Joan Young, Robert Raglan, Mae Bacon, Molly Raynor, Barbara Hicks, Jack May, John Sharp, Peter Sallis, Robert Lankesheer, Wyndham Goldie, Christopher Beeny, Wendy Westcott, Ian Smith, Anneke Wills
- Directors:
- Margaret Thomson, MacLean Rogers
- Producers:
- Herbert Mason, Hugh Perceval
- Writers:
- Don Sharp, Peter Blackmore, Margaret Thomson, Jack Byrd, H.F. Maltby, Kathleen Butler
- Aka:
- Child's Play / Front Line Kids
- Studio:
- Renown Pictures
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
