The Yellow Balloon
6.8
“It takes you step by step ... fear by fear ... to the shattering heights of Suspense !”
A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend's death.
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Cast
26 people
Andrew Ray
Frankie
Known for
The Bunker
Kathleen Ryan
Emily Palmer
Known for
Odd Man Out
The Sound of Fury
Kenneth More
Ted Palmer
Known for
A Night to Remember
Sink the Bismarck!
Bernard Lee
Constable Chapman
Known for
From Russia with Love
The Third Man
Stephen Fenemore
Ronnie
No other roles listed
William Sylvester
Len Turner
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
Gorgo
Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs Stokes
Known for
Hands of the Ripper
Hell Drivers
Peter Jones
Spiv
Known for
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
The Return of the Pink Panther
Eliot Makeham
Pawnbroker
Known for
The Crimson Pirate
A Canterbury Tale
Sidney James
Charlie
Known for
Carry On Cleo
The Lavender Hill Mob
Veronica Hurst
Sunday School Teacher
Also in
The Maze
Angels One Five
Sandra Dorne
Iris
Known for
Devil Doll
J. Lee Thompson Director · Anne Burnaby Writer Philip Green Composer
United States release October 3, 1953 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Associated British Picture Corporation
Production
Marble Arch Productions
Production
Associated British Picture Corporation
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 10, 1953
Theatrical
United States · October 3, 1953
Theatrical
Denmark
May 31, 1954 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 13, 1953 · Theatrical
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