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The Yellow Balloon

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Original title

The Yellow Balloon

Year

1953

Running time

78 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

J. Lee Thompson

Screenwriter

J. Lee Thompson, Anne Burbnaby

Cast

Music

Philip Green

Cinematography

Gilbert Taylor (B&W)

Producer

Marble Arch Productions

Genre

Drama. Film noir. Thriller | Childhood. Crime

Synopsis

While running around a ruinous London neighborhood with his friend, young Frankie Palmer (Andrew Ray) unwittingly leads his companion to an untimely demise when the boy falls from a building. As fate would have it, Len Turner (William Sylvester), a small-time crook, witnesses the entire incident, and decides to use the information to blackmail the child into stealing from his parents.

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The Yellow Balloon

1953

J. Lee Thompson

6.3

(55)