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Johnny on the Run (1953)

Genre : Family, Adventure

Runtime : 1H 8M

Director : Lewis Gilbert

Synopsis

A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a lakeside village for orphans of all nations, after encountering trouble through his innocent implication in a robbery.

Actors

Eugeniusz Chylek
Eugeniusz Chylek
Sydney Tafler
Sydney Tafler
Michael Balfour
Michael Balfour
Edna Wynn
Edna Wynn
John Gilbert
John Gilbert
Village Boy
Jean Anderson
Jean Anderson
Mrs. MacIntyre
John Laurie
John Laurie
Policeman
Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne
Mrs MacGregor
Moultrie Kelsall
Moultrie Kelsall
Mr MacIntyre
Margaret McCourt
Margaret McCourt
Janet MacGregor
Keith Faulkner
Keith Faulkner
Kenneth MacGregor
Cleo Sylvestre
Cleo Sylvestre
Susie

Crews

Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert
Director
Eric Cass
Eric Cass
Boom Operator
Bernard Robinson
Bernard Robinson
Production Design
Patricia Latham
Patricia Latham
Writer
Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert
Producer
Gerald Gibbs
Gerald Gibbs
Cinematography
Monica Kimick
Monica Kimick
Editor
Antony Hopkins
Antony Hopkins
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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