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The Silent Playground( 1963)

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Overview

Police hunt for mental hospital out patient Simon Lacey, who has been unwittingly handing out barbiturates to children as sweets.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bernard Archard

      Insp. Duffy

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      Jean Anderson

      Mrs. Lacey

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      Roland Curram

      Simon Lacey

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      Ellen McIntosh

      Mavis Nugent

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      John Ronane

      Alan

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      Desmond Llewelyn

      Dr. Green

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      Rowena Gregory

      Jane Wilson

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      Basil Beale

      Sgt. Clark

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      Cheryl Molineaux

      Ruby

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      Michael Byrne

      Roger

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      Malya Nappi

      Mrs. Rosati

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      Margaret Flint

      Mrs. Fairgrove

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      Mollie Maureen

      Mrs. McCarthy

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      Gretchen Franklin

      Mrs. Elgin

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      Barbara Miller

      Mrs. Heatherley

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      Christine Ozanne

      Mrs. Briggs

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      Anna Turner

      Mrs. Ward

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      Victor Charrington

      Sgt. in sub-station

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      J. Mark Roberts

      PC in sub-station

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      Edward Dentith

      Cinema manager

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      Margaret Durnell

      Matron

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      Donald Tandy

      Hospital porter

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      Aileen Harte

      Mrs. Nesbitt

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      Joe Wadham

      Duffy's driver

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      Rickford Harris

      Johnny

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      Bernadette McFadden

      Doreen

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      Mary McFadden

      Angela

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      David Walters

      David

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      Peter Wells

      Ted

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Feb 12 2023
    There is something distinctly haunting about this rather terrifying drama. Roland Curram is "Simon", a mentally ill man who knows the effects of his medication on himself, and so - perhaps benignly - administers these powerful barbiturates to young children. Needless to say, this action has pretty devastating effects and he is soon scared and on the run, being chased by his doctors and the constabulary. The drama builds well towards an, admittedly, expected conclusion but a larger role than usual for Desmond Llewellyn (Dr. Green") and a solid one from the always reliable Jean Anderson as his mo...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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