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The Yellow Balloon (1953) · Cineora

The Yellow Balloon poster

A J. LEE THOMPSON FILM

The Yellow Balloon

19531h 16mNRMovie

CrimeDramaThriller

IMDb6.8/ 10 · 614 votes

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.

Tense
Suspenseful
Melancholic
Growing up
Friendship
The underworld

Pace: Brisk
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for a quick watch and a rainy day. Contains a child in peril.

DirectorJ. Lee Thompson

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.0 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Andrew RayFrankie

Kathleen RyanEmily Palmer

Kenneth MoreTed Palmer

Bernard LeeConstable Chapman

Stephen FenemoreRonnie

William SylvesterLen Turner

Marjorie RhodesMrs Stokes

Peter JonesSpiv

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