When police Sargeant Truman (Stanley Baker) is transferred to the Juvenile Liaison division, he views this as a somewhat humiliating demotion, especially as he had been in the middle of a case involving multiple arsons. He knows he can't help catch the firebug while basically being a truant officer. But when he gets involved with a couple of very young thieves, he soon discovers there's more to their family than he could've imagined.
There's a lot to like about this tense thriller. But before you get to that, you might get the feeling it's a light comedy, as the young twins Mary and Patrick are hilarious! But soon enough, the tone shifts slowly until it's deadly serious, and it really works. Some nice character development and genuine shocks drive the story along.
I would say it's Baker's movie, but also equally David McCallum's. It's a fairly early role for him and must've gained him a ton of attention. Nice, albeit smaller roles for Peter Cushing and Anne Heywood as well.
I was impressed with this one. I'm glad YouTube affords me the opportunity to see these gems now, especially living in areas where these lesser known British movies weren't exactly on heavy rotation on TV growing up.
There's a lot to like about this tense thriller. But before you get to that, you might get the feeling it's a light comedy, as the young twins Mary and Patrick are hilarious! But soon enough, the tone shifts slowly until it's deadly serious, and it really works. Some nice character development and genuine shocks drive the story along.
I would say it's Baker's movie, but also equally David McCallum's. It's a fairly early role for him and must've gained him a ton of attention. Nice, albeit smaller roles for Peter Cushing and Anne Heywood as well.
I was impressed with this one. I'm glad YouTube affords me the opportunity to see these gems now, especially living in areas where these lesser known British movies weren't exactly on heavy rotation on TV growing up.