Film

The Child and the Killer

7.019591h 5mCrime Drama

Director: Max Varnel
Year: 1959

Joe Marsh (Robert Arden) is a U.S. Army captain who goes on the run in Britain after committing murder. He breaks into a family's home and forces 7-year-old Tommy Martin (Richard Williams) to guide his escape through the surrounding rural territory. A bond begins to form between the child and the desperate fugitive, but Marsh's criminal nature cannot help but show itself again before the chase comes to an end.

Top cast

Patricia Driscoll

Peggy

Robert Arden

Joe

Ryck Rydon

Mather

Richard Williams

Tommy

John McLaren

Major Finch

Gordon Sterne

Sergeant

Robert Raglan

Inspector

Garry Thorne

Corporal Prior

Frank Ellement

Corporal White

Directed by

Max Varnel

Written by

Brian Clemens, Eldon Howard

Produced by

Edward J. Danziger, Harry Lee Danziger