Child's Play (1954 film)
| Child's Play | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Margaret Thomson |
| Written by | Don Sharp |
| Produced by | Herbert Mason |
| Starring | Christopher Beeny Mona Washbourne |
| Cinematography | Denny Densham |
| Edited by | John Legard |
| Music by | Antony Hopkins |
Production company | Group Three Productions |
| Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Child's Play is a 1954 British film.
It is a science-fiction film about children who manage to split the atom and thereby create a new form of popcorn.[1] Directed by Margaret Thomson, it was based on a script by Don Sharp, who also worked on the film as an assistant.[2][3]
Cast
- Mona Washbourne as Miss Emily Goslett
- Christopher Beeny as Horatio Flynn
- Patrick Wells as Han 'Einstein' Boltz
- Ian Smith as Tom Chizzler
- Anneke Wills as Alice Nightingale
- Peter Martyn as P.C. Parker
- Dorothy Alison as Margery Chappel
- Ingeborg von Kusserow as Lea Blotz
- Carl Jaffe as Carl Blotz
- Ballard Berkeley as Dr. Nightingale
- Joan Young as Mrs. Chizzler
- Robert Raglan as Police Superintendent
- Barbara Hicks as Policewoman
- Jack May as Bob Crouch
- John Sharp as Police Sergeant Butler
- Peter Sallis as Bill
- Wyndham Goldie as Director Atomic Research
References
- ^ "Margaret Thomson. NZonscreen.
- ^ "Comedy is child's play to former actor". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 5 November 1952. p. 54. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 July 2019). "Unsung Aussie Filmmakers: Don Sharp – A Top 25". Filmink.
External links
- Child's Play at IMDb
- Child's Play at BFI
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