The life of a juvenile delinquent is threatened by his own incessant desire for trouble.The life of a juvenile delinquent is threatened by his own incessant desire for trouble.The life of a juvenile delinquent is threatened by his own incessant desire for trouble.
Johnny Briggs
- Skinny
- (as John Briggs)
Roy Bentley
- Football Coach
- (uncredited)
Marian Chapman
- Young Girl
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaRoy Bentley, at the time Captain of Chelsea Football Club, and an England international, has a small, uncredited role as an instructor.
- GoofsIn the draughts game, Walshy's opponent makes two moves before Walshy makes one. The position of the pieces at the end of the scene reflect a different game to the one they appear to have played, especially as they do not seem to have moved any pieces during their conversation other than the first three moves.
- Quotes
Police Sergeant: How would you describe the men who attacked you?
Queenie: As dirty lot of stinking rotten sons of...
Police Sergeant: Alright, alright. What did they look like?
Queenie: 'Ow the hell should I know? D'you suppose they came up and raised their bloomin' 'ats before they 'it me?
Police Sergeant: [filling in a form] No description...
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: By itself, the "Cosh" is the cowardly implement of a contemporary evil; in association with "Boy", it marks a post-war tragedy - the juvenile delinquent. "Cosh Boy" portrays starkly the development of a young criminal, an enemy of society at sixteen. Our Judges and Magistrates, and the Police, whose stern duty it is to resolve the problem, agree that its origins lie mainly in the lack of parental control and early discipline. The problem exists - and we cannot escape it by closing our eyes. This film is presented in the hope that it will contribute towards stamping out this social evil.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mike Baldwin & Me (2001)
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My Mum was in this (possibly)
Interesting film. It was filmed in Leamore Street in Hammersmith. My Mum lived there. The film crew gave them ice creams and skipping ropes to play in the background of some scenes (though on a quick look through the film, I didn't see much of this). The beginning shows them running down a high street and I suspect this was the main street in Hammersmith.I have just bought it for my Mum's 70th birthday as she had never seen the film due to it being an X and of course, there were no DVD/Video recorders in those days!Feels a bit over acted in places, but an interesting historical document of life in the 1950s. Joan Collins is impressive though.
- hildagrenshaw
- Jul 22, 2014
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Maloletni delikventi
- Filming locations
- Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London, England, UK(studio: Riverside Studios Hammersmith)
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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