The Silent Playground
1963 | 82m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Stanley Goulder |
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| Writer: | Stanley Goulder |
| Staring: |
| Police hunt for mental hospital out patient Simon Lacey, who has been unwittingly handing out barbiturates to children as sweets. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 31, 1963 |
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| Director: | Stanley Goulder |
| Writer: | Stanley Goulder |
| Genres: | Thriller |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Pax Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bernard Archard | Insp. Duffy |
| Jean Anderson | Mrs. Lacey |
| Roland Curram | Simon Lacey |
| Ellen McIntosh | Mavis Nugent |
| John Ronane | Alan |
| Desmond Llewelyn | Dr. Green |
| Rowena Gregory | Jane Wilson |
| Basil Beale | Sgt. Clark |
| Cheryl Molineaux | Ruby |
| Michael Byrne | Roger |
| Malya Nappi | Mrs. Rosati |
| Margaret Flint | Mrs. Fairgrove |
| Mollie Maureen | Mrs. McCarthy |
| Gretchen Franklin | Mrs. Elgin |
| Barbara Miller | Mrs. Heatherley |
| Christine Ozanne | Mrs. Briggs |
| Anna Turner | Mrs. Ward |
| Victor Charrington | Sgt. in sub-station |
| J. Mark Roberts | PC in sub-station |
| Edward Dentith | Cinema manager |
| Margaret Durnell | Matron |
| Donald Tandy | Hospital porter |
| Aileen Harte | Mrs. Nesbitt |
| Joe Wadham | Duffy's driver |
| Rickford Harris | Johnny |
| Bernadette McFadden | Doreen |
| Mary McFadden | Angela |
| David Walters | David |
| Peter Wells | Ted |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stanley Goulder | Writer, Director |
| Ronnie Maasz | Camera Operator |
| Peter Birch | Sound Mixer |
| Phyllis Townshend | Continuity |
| Bunty Phillips | Makeup Artist |
| Wally Nelson | Assistant Editor |
| Martin Curtis | Director of Photography |
| Roy Millichip | Production Manager |
| Maurice Pelling | Art Direction |
| Stuart Freeman | Assistant Director |
| Olga Angelinetta | Hairdresser |
| Dulcie Midwinter | Wardrobe Master |
| Loretta Ordewer | Production Secretary |
| Peter Musgrave | Editor |
| Tristram Cary | Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Esther Kiss | Associate Producer |
| George Mills | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Trending Position
There is something distinctly haunting about this rather terrifying drama. Roland Curram is "Simon", a mentally ill man who knows the effects of his medication on himself, and so - perhaps benignly - administers these powerful barbiturates to young children. Needless to say, this action has pretty d ... evastating effects and he is soon scared and on the run, being chased by his doctors and the constabulary. The drama builds well towards an, admittedly, expected conclusion but a larger role than usual for Desmond Llewellyn (Dr. Green") and a solid one from the always reliable Jean Anderson as his mother deliver as much of a public service message as an interesting drama about mental illness here. We are clearly being advised of the dangers of allowing sweetie-loving children near colourful pills and capsules.