These Dangerous Years (also known as Dangerous Youth) is a 1957 British drama musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring George Baker, Frankie Vaughan, Carole Lesley, Thora Hird, Kenneth Cope, David Lodge and John Le Mesurier.[1]
These Dangerous Years | |
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Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
Written by | Jack Trevor Story |
Produced by | Anna Neagle |
Starring | George Baker Frankie Vaughan Carole Lesley Thora Hird Kenneth Cope David Lodge John Le Mesurier |
Cinematography | Gordon Dines |
Edited by | Basil Warren |
Music by | Stanley Black |
Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Everest Pictures Ltd. |
Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The army sequences were filmed in the Inglis Barracks, Mill Hill, London NW7.
Tough gang leader and wannabe rock star Dave Wyman, from the slums of Liverpool, gets called up for National Service. He undergoes basic training, finds the discipline surprisingly suits him, and emerges stronger. When his best friend from training is killed by the camp bully, Dave takes revenge, and eventually ends up marrying his singing partner.
It was the first solo producing effort from Anna Neagle. The film was known as The Cast Iron Shore and was to be the first of three films Neagle made with Diana Dors. However Dors was in Hollywood and declined to return to make the film .[2]
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