No Trees in the Street (1959): Cast
No Trees in the Street is a 1959 crime drama directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Melvyn Hayes as Tommy, Herbert Lom and Fred Griffiths. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- J. Lee Thompson
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Allegro Film
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is No Trees in the Street About?
The premise of No Trees in the Street without spoilers.
Set just before World War II during England’s lingering Depression, the film follows aimless teenager Melvyn Hayes as he turns to crime to escape his squalid slum. He becomes entangled with local thug Herbert Lom, whose reign of terror grips the neighbourhood and Hayes’s own family. The story traces his descent from petty theft to murder.
No Trees in the Street Themes & Keywords
· 5 tags- brother sister relationship
- kitchen sink drama
- 1930s
- racketeer
- reference to oswald mosley
No Trees in the Street Cast & Characters
Melvyn Hayes leads the cast as Tommy, with Herbert Lom as Wilkie and Fred Griffiths as Street Orator. Directed by J. Lee Thompson; 20 actors are credited in all.
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Director J. Lee Thompson
- Melvyn Hayes as Tommy
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Herbert Lom as Wilkie - Fred Griffiths as Street Orator
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David Hemmings as Kenny
Also Starring in No Trees in the Street
· 16 more- Stanley Holloway Kipper
- Marianne Stone Mrs Jokel
- Sylvia Syms Hetty
- Ronald Howard Frank
- Campbell Singer Inspector
- Liam Redmond Bill
- Lloyd Lamble Police Superintendent
- Edwin Richfield Jackie
- Victor Brooks Bookie's Clerk
- Richard Shaw Reg
- Rita Webb Mrs Brown
- Lana Morris Marge
- Lily Kann Mrs Sarah Jacobson
- Carole Lesley Lova
- Joan Miller Jess
- Billy Lawrence Minor Role (uncredited)
More from J. Lee Thompson
More films directed by J. Lee Thompson, best-rated first: Cape Fear, The Guns of Navarone, Death Wish 4: The Crackdown and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
No Trees in the Street Also Known As
Also known as “穷街陋巷”.
- Also known as
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- 穷街陋巷
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Movies Like No Trees in the Street
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Street, Crime in the Streets and Street of No Return.
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The Street 1923 -
Crime in the Streets 1956 -
Street of No Return 1989 -
Tread Softly Stranger 1958 -
Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky 2005 -
The Joyless Street 1925 -
Night and the City 1950 -
Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky 2005 -
100 Streets 2017 -
Side Street 1949 -
Street of Shadows 1953 -
London Belongs to Me 1948
No Trees in the Street FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of No Trees in the Street, each answered in a sentence.
How long is No Trees in the Street?
No Trees in the Street runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was No Trees in the Street released?
No Trees in the Street was released on March 3, 1959.
Who directed No Trees in the Street?
No Trees in the Street was directed by J. Lee Thompson.
More films by J. Lee Thompson Who is in the cast of No Trees in the Street?
No Trees in the Street stars Melvyn Hayes as Tommy, Herbert Lom as Wilkie and Fred Griffiths as Street Orator, among 20 credited actors.
Does No Trees in the Street have a post-credit scene?
No. No Trees in the Street has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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