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A series of unexplained fires in Liverpool is mystifying the police. After investigating a case of juvenile crime, Detective Jack Truman comes into contact with the Murphy family. As he becomes more involved with them, he begins to suspect Johnny, the elder brother, of being the arsonist and tails him. However, when the police show themselves, Johnny escapes in a van, killing someone in the process. With little to lose, he takes refuge in a school and holds a number of children hostage.
Original Release
01/14/1958
Cast
Name | Character |
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Stanley Baker | Truman / Detective Sergeant Jack Truman |
Anne Heywood | Cathie / Cathie Murphy |
Peter Cushing | Priest / Father Laidlaw |
John Slater | Sgt. Walker |
Clifford Evans | Heaven / Headmaster Evans |
Moultrie Kelsall | Superintendent |
George A. Cooper | Chief Inspector |
Brona Boland | Mary Murphy |
Fergal Boland | Patrick Murphy |
Michael Chow | Alexander |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Stanley Baker | Truman / Detective Sergeant Jack Truman |
Anne Heywood | Cathie / Cathie Murphy |
Peter Cushing | Priest / Father Laidlaw |
John Slater | Sgt. Walker |
Clifford Evans | Heaven / Headmaster Evans |
Moultrie Kelsall | Superintendent |
George A. Cooper | Chief Inspector |
Brona Boland | Mary Murphy |
Fergal Boland | Patrick Murphy |
Michael Chow | Alexander |
Tsai Chin | Primrose |
Sean Lynch | Slick |
Bernice Swanson | Meg (as Benice Swanson) / Meg |
Freddie Starr | Tommy (as Fred Fowell) / Tommy |
Sheila Raynor | Mrs. Catlin |
Christopher Cooke | David Catlin |
Irene Arnold | Mrs. Baker |
Oonagh Quinn | Jilly Baker |
Ali Allen | Boy |
Grace Arnold | Customer in Grocers Shop |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
Michael Relph | Producer |