In post-war London, a small boy who blames himself for the accidental death of a friend, falls under the bad influence of a street criminal.In post-war London, a small boy who blames himself for the accidental death of a friend, falls under the bad influence of a street criminal.In post-war London, a small boy who blames himself for the accidental death of a friend, falls under the bad influence of a street criminal.
Sidney James
- Barrow Boy
- (as Sydney James)
Hilda Barry
- Newspaper Seller
- (uncredited)
Michael Brooke
- Boy Singing at Sunday School
- (uncredited)
Peggy Ann Clifford
- Cafe Owner
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFrankie's father (Kenneth More) is named Ted. Andrew Ray really was the son of Ted: his father was film and radio star Ted Ray.
- GoofsIt is unlikely that any pub landlord would sell drinks after closing time to an obvious juvenile as is the case when Potter sells Frankie a glass of brandy.
- ConnectionsFeatured in London: The Modern Babylon (2012)
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Innocence and guilt of youth played out in working class Chelsea
Like many post-WW2 films this intrigues as much for its location photography, as the plot itself. The concept of a working class area of Chelsea would probably amaze the residents of London SW3 today, but exist it certainly did until the late 70's. Similarly bombsights, and the capacity they had to cause accidents were to be found for almost as long. I enjoyed 'The Yellow Balloon' mainly for the reasons above, and the performance of Andrew Ray. However, imo the casting of Kathleen Ryan and Kenneth More as the parents did not convince given the setting. Even worse was the casting of William Sylvester. I felt he played the role as well as he could, but due to having to desert his natural accent he never found the capability of mastering a local one. (Dirk Bogarde for example could have made the role memorable.) Despite this, it is well worth watching particularly to understand what the then censorship board initially deemed unacceptable for young adults to watch.
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- Feb 12, 2018
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Žuti balon
- Filming locations
- Queensway Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK(Climactic chase scenes)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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