The Yellow Balloon

The Yellow Balloon

76 mins | Drama, Crime | Feb. 10, 1953

A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend's death.

The Yellow Balloon

76 mins | Drama, Crime | Feb. 10, 1953

The Yellow Balloon
A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend's death.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Associated British Picture Corporation, Marble Arch Productions
Original title The Yellow Balloon
Directors J. Lee Thompson
Writers Anne Burnaby

Cast

Andrew Ray

as Frankie

Kathleen Ryan

as Emily Palmer

Kenneth More

as Ted Palmer

William Sylvester

as Len Turner

Bernard Lee

as Constable Chapman

Sid James

as Charlie

Peter Jones

as Spiv

Marjorie Rhodes

as Mrs Stokes

Stephen Fenemore

as Ronnie

Eliot Makeham

as Pawnbroker

Veronica Hurst

as Sunday School Teacher

Sandra Dorne

as Iris

Hy Hazell

as Mary

Campbell Singer

as Potter

Laurie Main

as Bibulous Customer

Hilda Barry

as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

Peggy Ann Clifford

as Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Brenda De Banzie

as Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)

Edward Evans

as PC Patterson (uncredited)

Richard O'Sullivan

as Boy Singing at Sunday School (uncredited)

John Pike

as Urchin (uncredited)