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Johnny on the Run
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Johnny on the Run

1953-06-01 · 68 min · ★ 8.3

Family · Adventure

A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a lakeside village for orphans of all nations, after encountering trouble through his innocent implication in a robbery.

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Directors
Lewis Gilbert
Production companies
Children's Film Foundation (CFF), International Realist
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Eugeniusz Chylek
Sydney TaflerSydney Tafler
Michael BalfourMichael Balfour
Edna Wynn
John GilbertVillage Boy
Jean AndersonJean AndersonMrs. MacIntyre
John LaurieJohn LauriePoliceman
Mona WashbourneMona WashbourneMrs MacGregor
Moultrie KelsallMoultrie KelsallMr MacIntyre
Margaret McCourtJanet MacGregor
Keith FaulknerKenneth MacGregor
Cleo SylvestreCleo SylvestreSusie

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