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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 1958 British drama film about a welfare worker and homeless orphans, starring Max Bygraves and Barbara Murray. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, soundtrack and more on IMDb.
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- Drama, Romance
- Lewis Gilbert
- 1960-03-04
A Cry from the Streets is a British crime drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and based on a novel by Elizabeth Coxhead. The film features Max Bygraves, Barbara Murray, Colin Petersen and other actors in the cast, and Larry Adler, Harry Gillam and Peter Hunt in the crew.
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.
- Lewis Gilbert
- Film Traders Ltd
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.
A London social worker named Ann Fairlie (Barbara Murray) is assigned to help a group of orphans -- including the harmonica-playing Georgie (Colin Petersen) -- that lives in a poverty-stricken ...
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
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A Cry From the Streets (1958) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 40m 1958. Overview. Credits. Film Details.
