The life of a juvenile delinquent is threatened by his own incessant desire for trouble.The life of a juvenile delinquent is threatened by his own incessant desire for trouble.The life of a juvenile delinquent is threatened by his own incessant desire for trouble.
Johnny Briggs
- Skinny
- (as John Briggs)
Roy Bentley
- Football Coach
- (uncredited)
Marian Chapman
- Young Girl
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRoy Bentley, at the time Captain of Chelsea Football Club, and an England international, has a small, uncredited role as an instructor.
- GoofsIn the draughts game, Walshy's opponent makes two moves before Walshy makes one. The position of the pieces at the end of the scene reflect a different game to the one they appear to have played, especially as they do not seem to have moved any pieces during their conversation other than the first three moves.
- Quotes
Police Sergeant: How would you describe the men who attacked you?
Queenie: As dirty lot of stinking rotten sons of...
Police Sergeant: Alright, alright. What did they look like?
Queenie: 'Ow the hell should I know? D'you suppose they came up and raised their bloomin' 'ats before they 'it me?
Police Sergeant: [filling in a form] No description...
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: By itself, the "Cosh" is the cowardly implement of a contemporary evil; in association with "Boy", it marks a post-war tragedy - the juvenile delinquent. "Cosh Boy" portrays starkly the development of a young criminal, an enemy of society at sixteen. Our Judges and Magistrates, and the Police, whose stern duty it is to resolve the problem, agree that its origins lie mainly in the lack of parental control and early discipline. The problem exists - and we cannot escape it by closing our eyes. This film is presented in the hope that it will contribute towards stamping out this social evil.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mike Baldwin & Me (2001)
Featured review
Cheap and nasty and GREAT!!
Because of the title I expected to see a silly embarrassing film costing about £50 to make. However I should have known better as it was directed by one of the most professional men in the business, Lewis Gilbert, who amongst other wonderful films directed two James Bond movies starring Sean Connery. I enjoyed it as it portrayed the black & white times of the early 1950's excellently. The only embarrassment was the miscasting of Joan Collins. For Joan Collins is a woman and has always been a woman probably since she was about twelve and cannot disguise it. So why would a woman of her obvious mature endowment have a relationship with a spoilt little juvenile brat?
The outside scenes were enjoyable and the acting was very good. The end was very disappointing. You can't beat love and understanding into someone. You only make them more resentful and hateful.
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- mauriceyoung-49925
- Mar 24, 2020
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Maloletni delikventi
- Filming locations
- Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London, England, UK(studio: Riverside Studios Hammersmith)
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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