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A Cry from the Streets is a 1958 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Max Bygraves and Barbara Murray. It was written by Vernon Harris based on the 1957 novel The Friend in Need by Elizabeth Coxhead.
A Cry from the Streets: Directed by Lewis Gilbert. With Max Bygraves, Barbara Murray, Colin Petersen, Dana Wilson. A welfare worker becomes emotionally involved with her charges, a group of adorable, homeless orphans.
- (210)
- Drama, Romance
- Lewis Gilbert
- 1960-03-04
Apr 20, 2020 · Director Lewis Gilbert’s 1957 A Cry from the Streets stars amiable singer-star (and briefly film actor) Max Bygraves, who ignores the best advice and works with children in this simple tale about a child welfare officer caring for orphans, played by a nice bunch of kids including winsome Colin Petersen from Smiley (1956) and Dana Wilson from ...
It does show the 0light of children who don't have stable families, but given it being a 1950s film, it doesn't deal with some disturbing truths. It has a touch of comic relief, as needed, This film has a top notch cast at their very best. 7 out of 7 found this helpful.
What this all boils down to is that "A Cry from the Streets" is simply a nice drama, very much a product of its era, yes it features a child lighting a cigarette for a woman, yet still works today thanks to that aspect of being more on the innocent side of things rather than being dark and heavy.
Barbara Murray plays the role of Ann Fairlie, a London social worker who has been tasked with helping out a group of orphans – one of these is Georgie (Colin Petersen) – that lives in a very, very poor stricken institution which is situated in a uneven part of town.
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Overview. Bittersweet story about London's unwanted children and the good people trying to help them. Ann is a social worker, while Bill is an electrician whose contract with the local care home introduces him to the children and Ann. Events start to escalate out of control when a child takes possession of a loaded gun.
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