The Cat Gang
1959 | 48m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Darrell Catling |
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| Writer: | John Eldridge |
| Staring: |
| The Cat Gang is a group of precocious British kids. They have a habit of hanging around a grown-up customs official who wishes that they'd beat it. But the Gang comes in handy when a smuggling gang arrives on the scene. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 04, 1959 |
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| Director: | Darrell Catling |
| Writer: | John Eldridge |
| Genres: | Family, Adventure, Crime |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Children's Film Foundation (CFF) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Francesca Annis | Sylvia |
| John Pike | John |
| Jeremy Bulloch | Bill |
| John Gabriel | Mason |
| John Stacy | Uncle E. Dodds |
| Paddy Joyce | Banks |
| Patrick Crean | Tug Wilson |
| Frank Hayden | Ted Lockwood |
| Joe Gibbons | Mr. Marjoram |
| Ian Gardiner | Sid |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Eldridge | Writer |
| Edwin Astley | Original Music Composer |
| William Freeman | Editor |
| Darrell Catling | Director |
| Leslie Dear | Director of Photography |
| Clive Freedman | Production Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur Villesid | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Notable only for being the first appearance of Francesca Annis, this is an otherwise routine Children's Film Foundation caper. This time, three youngsters catch on to a smuggling racket taking place at the harbour of their town. Considered gadflies by the authorities, they must use their cunning and ... some innovative teamwork to trap their quarry. It's quite a quick-fire 50 minutes with the kids all pulling together well enough. John Stacey as their helpful "Uncle Dodds" and his pal "Tug" (Pat Crean) contribute well as the adults of the piece and it fits nicely with the general theme of these Saturday morning adventure films for children. The production is adequate, the dialogue chirpy and this film also offers us a little nostalgia for seaside living in late 1950 Britain.