''Skid Kids'' is a 1953 black and white British film directed by

Don Chaffey Donald Chaffey (5 August 1917 – 13 November 1990) was a British film director, writer, producer, and art director. Chaffey's film career began as an art director in 1947, and his directorial debut was in 1953. He remained active in the indu ...

and starring Barry MacGregor and Anthony Lang. It was produced by the

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Plot

The film centres on the Clarke family: Mr Clarke is a taxi driver and “Swanky” Clarke is his teenage son. A group of young urban teenagers creates a cycle racing club called the Burton Bullets. They create a "speedway track" on local waste ground. Meanwhile a criminal gang is systematically stealing dozens of cycles in the same area. The police come to check the numerous bikes used by the club. When Swanky's bike is stolen from outside a shop he gives chase and ends up being kidnapped. The club members try to track him down. Some of the missing bikes are spotted at Joe's and Joe starts throwing bikes in the canal to hide the evidence. The police help the club and the bike thieves are caught.

Locations

The film is made in south-east

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around the Ralph Street and Dickens Square area.

Cast

*Barry MacGregor as Swankey Clarke *Anthony Lang as Bobby Reynolds *Peter Neil as Police Constable *Tom Walls Jr as Mr. Clarke *Angela Monk as Sylvia Clarke *Kurt Wagener as Antonio the sculptor *

Hilda Fenemore Hilda Lilian Fenemore (22 April 1914 – 13 April 2004) was an English actress with a prolific career in film and television from the 1940s to the 1990s. Fenemore played mainly supporting roles which were characterised in her obituary in ''The ...

as Mrs Clarke

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* 1953 films Films directed by Don Chaffey 1953 directorial debut films British black-and-white films British drama films 1953 drama films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films {{1950s-UK-film-stub

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