The Boy and the Bridge (1959)
Overview
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.
Cast
Liam Redmond
Pat Doyle
James Hayter
Tugboat Skipper
Geoffrey Keen
Bridge Master
Jack MacGowran
Market Porter
Bill Shine
Bridge Mechanic
Arthur Lowe
Bridge Mechanic
Jack Stewart
Bridge Engineer
Winifred Kingston
Tourist
Royal Dano
Evangelist
Rita Webb
Landlady
Chili Bouchier
Publican's Wife
Andreas Malandrinos
Organ Grinder
Dido Plumb
Tramp
Stuart Saunders
Publican
