A very slight tale based on an original American story by Leon Ware centered on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. This adaptation is set on the Tower Bridge in London. A little boy named Tommy watches as his father is arrested after a bad brawl. Tommy believes his father must have killed someone and rather than return home, he heads to Tower Bridge to set up housekeeping there. The atmosphere and life around the bridge are a secondary protagonist in the story, introducing several interesting characters.
Cinematography
Tower Bridge shot like a living, breathing character.
Acting
Ian Maclaine's achingly real kid performance.
Production
Hidden nooks of the actual bridge as playground.
Director
Kevin McClory
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Kevin McClory later produced Thunderball and spent decades in legal battles over Bond rights.
Rare 1950s British film told entirely from a working-class child's perspective without sentimentality.
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