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No Trees in the Street (1959)

Kennedy Street: Where a girl learned about life - the hard way!

Genre : Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : J. Lee Thompson

Synopsis

Based on the play by Ted Willis, the film is set in the years just before World War II, when England hadn't completely dug itself out of the worldwide depression. Melvyn Hayes is featured as an aimless teenager, who tries to escape his squalid surroundings by entering a life of crime. He falls in with local hoodlum Herbert Lom, who holds the rest of the slum citizens in the grip of fear including Hayes' own family. No Trees in the Street chronicles Hayes' sordid progress from nickel-and-dime thefts to murder.

Actors

Sylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms
Hetty
Herbert Lom
Herbert Lom
Wilkie
Melvyn Hayes
Melvyn Hayes
Tommy
Ronald Howard
Ronald Howard
Frank
Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway
Kipper
Joan Miller
Joan Miller
Jess
Carole Lesley
Carole Lesley
Lova
Lana Morris
Lana Morris
Marge
Liam Redmond
Liam Redmond
Bill
Lily Kann
Lily Kann
Mrs Sarah Jacobson
Marianne Stone
Marianne Stone
Mrs Jokel
David Hemmings
David Hemmings
Kenny
Edwin Richfield
Edwin Richfield
Jackie
Campbell Singer
Campbell Singer
Inspector
Lloyd Lamble
Lloyd Lamble
Police Superintendent
Richard Shaw
Richard Shaw
Reg
Rita Webb
Rita Webb
Mrs Brown
Fred Griffiths
Fred Griffiths
Street Orator
Victor Brooks
Victor Brooks
Bookie's Clerk

Crews

J. Lee Thompson
J. Lee Thompson
Director
Ted Willis
Ted Willis
Writer
Richard Best
Richard Best
Editor
Robert Jones
Robert Jones
Art Direction
Gilbert Taylor
Gilbert Taylor
Director of Photography
Laurie Johnson
Laurie Johnson
Original Music Composer
Frank Godwin
Frank Godwin
Producer
Robert Lennard
Robert Lennard
Casting
Eric Aylott
Eric Aylott
Makeup Artist
Polly Young
Polly Young
Hairstylist
Ross MacKenzie
Ross MacKenzie
Assistant Director
Val Stewart
Val Stewart
Camera Operator
Norman Coggs
Norman Coggs
Sound Recordist
Len Shilton
Len Shilton
Sound Recordist

Posters and backgrounds

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