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CrimeAnnée1953Durée1h 16mIMDb6.8

Le ballon jaune

CrimeDrameThriller

In post-war London, a small boy who blames himself for the accidental death of a friend, falls under the bad influence of a street criminal.

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Bande-annonce

Casting

J. Lee Thompson

Director

Andrew Ray

Frankie

Kathleen Ryan

Em

Kenneth More

Ted

Bernard Lee

Constable Chapman

SF

Stephen Fenemore

Ron

William Sylvester

Len

Marjorie Rhodes

Mrs. Stokes

PJ

Peter Jones

Spiv

Eliot Makeham

Pawnbroker

Sidney James

Barrow Boy

Veronica Hurst

Sunday School Teacher

Sandra Dorne

Iris

Campbell Singer

Potter

Laurie Main

Bibulous Customer

Hy Hazell

Mary

HB

Hilda Barry

Newspaper Seller

MB

Michael Brooke

Boy Singing at Sunday School

Peggy Ann Clifford

Cafe Owner

AB

Anne Burnaby

Writer

J. Lee Thompson

Writer

Commentaires

9 commentaires

AneelValaJun 7, 2023

Maipretty9May 29, 2023

source: The Yellow Balloon

Denrele EdunNov 16, 2022

The Yellow Balloon

Mother of memesNov 16, 2022

Like many post-WW2 films this intrigues as much for its location photography, as the plot itself. The concept of a working class area of Chelsea would probably amaze the residents of London SW3 today, but exist it certainly did until the late 70's. Similarly bombsights, and the capacity they had to cause accidents were to be found for almost as long. I enjoyed 'The Yellow Balloon' mainly for the reasons above, and the performance of Andrew Ray. However, imo the casting of Kathleen Ryan and Kenneth More as the parents did not convince given the setting. Even worse was the casting of William Sylvester. I felt he played the role as well as he could, but due to having to desert his natural accent he never found the capability of mastering a local one. (Dirk Bogarde for example could have made the role memorable.) Despite this, it is well worth watching particularly to understand what the then censorship board initially deemed unacceptable for young adults to watch.

Sakshi AdwaniNov 16, 2022

A good story, well told and well made, directed with oodles of suspense by the prolific J. Lee Thompson. It's one in a sub-genre of '50s films in which children find themselves in peril, hardly a surprise when their playgrounds were bombed-out buildings and all manner of explosives and weaponry seemed littered around. This one features William Sylvester as a truly respulsive bad guy who uses a child's innocence to achieve his own murderous ends. A good supporting cast and fresh, inventive story make it a superior picture.

SOFIA ANDRESNov 16, 2022

An interesting plot and very well acted but Frankie's accent was a bit too posh for the character. I had the pleasure of serving Veronica Hurst, who played the Sunday School teacher, in a shop in South Wimbledon, London in 1973 and she remains the most charming Lady that I have ever met.

AndyNov 16, 2022

The photography and editing in this film are first class,particularly in the climax.All very expressionistic.Actually very reminiscent of early Hitchcock.Also seeing London the way it was in 1952 ,with so many bomb sites is very nostalgic.However the story fails to grip due to its total implausibility and the use of too many clichés and coincidences.Whilst Sylvester makes a convincing villain his use of the boy in the robbery is rather beyond belief.Kenneth More as the puzzled father is just on the cusp of stardom.The next year he would appear in Genevive and the following year in the film which made his name,Reach For The Stars.Andrew Ray just seems a bit too posh to have lived in that environment and would surely have been rather more streetwise.

Ninhoette ❤️🦍Nov 16, 2022

"the Yellow Balloon" is the second movie directed by Jack Lee Thomson, and with a B budget, directed a faced paced 80 minutes full suspensed story of a poor young teen who saw his young friend killed in an accident and getting in the claws of a killer thief. This young teen is played by the excellent Andrew Ray, also shooting his seconth movie : his wide eyes are staring dramatically at each nasty events he gets involved into. And what about his parents not understanding what happens, imagine. The rhythm of the entire movie gets more and more energic until the final chase in the sub. Available on dvd, you can double bill with "Hunted" (or "Rapt") directed by Charles Crichton one year before with an even younger boy, aged six.

Cute Hair VideosNov 16, 2022

Very fine, taught thriller set in a bombed out East End. Andrew Ray plays the respectable young lad who comes under the spell of a baddie (William Sylvester) and through whose eyes, unfortunately for me, the film is largely seen through. The kid does well enough but as a consequence, the film is on the edge of sentimentality the whole time. That it does avoid lapsing into paper handkerchief mode is due to the sharp direction and atmospheric cinematography, dark black shadows and all. To be fair this is also helped by the most convincing performance from the young lad who at no time goes for the easy options. Sparkling performance from Hy Hazel towards the end.

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