''The Yellow Teddy Bears'' (US: Gutter Girls and The Thrill Seekers) is a 1963 British

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Robert Hartford-Davis Robert Hartford-Davis (born William Henry Davis, 23 July 1923 – 12 June 1977) was a British born producer, director and writer, who worked on film and television in both in the United Kingdom and United States. He is also sometimes credited as ...

and starring Jacqueline Ellis, Iain Gregory,

Raymond Huntley Horace Raymond Huntley (23 April 1904 – 15 June 1990) was an English actor who appeared in dozens of British films from the 1930s to the 1970s. He also appeared in the ITV period drama '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' as the pragmatic family s ...

and Georgina Patterson.

Premise

The pupils at a girls' school deal with adult issues such as

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.John Hamilton, ''Beasts in the Cellar: The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tenser'', Fab Press, 2005 p 26-29

Cast

* Jacqueline Ellis - Anne Mason * Iain Gregory - Kinky * Georgina Patterson - Pat *

John Bonney John Bonney (21 May 1946 – 20 February 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda. A wingman recruited from the small Tasmanian club Cooee Football Club, Cooee, Bonney played in the St Kilda gra ...

- Paul * Annette Whiteley - Linda * Douglas Sheldon - Mike Griffin * Victor Brooks - George Donaghue * Anne Kettle - Sally * Lesley Dudley as Joan *

Jill Adams Jill Adams (22 July 1930 – 13 May 2008) was an English actress, artist and fashion model. She featured or starred in over 25 films during the 1950s and 1960s. Life Jill Adams was born Jill Siggins in London in 1930, the daughter of the sil ...

- June Wilson *

John Glyn-Jones John Glyn-Jones (28 August 1908 – 21 January 1997) was a British stage, radio, television and film actor. His father, William Glyn-Jones, was a Member of Parliament and he was educated at Bishop's Stortford College and Oxford University. H ...

- Benny Wintle *

- Harry Halburton * Harriette Johns - Lady Gregg *

Noel Dyson Elsie Noël Dyson (23 December 1916 – 29 June 1995) was an English character actress Dyson played a number of roles in theatre, television and films (including in telemovies) but is best remembered as a versatile character actress in TV seri ...

- Muriel Donaghue *

Richard Bebb Richard Bebb (12 January 1927 – 12 April 2006) was an English actor of stage, screen and radio. Born Richard Bebb Williams in London, he changed his name to his mother's surname, Bebb, when he took up acting as there was already a British a ...

- Frank Lang * Ann Castle - Eileen Lang * Micheline Patton - Mrs. Broome *Irene Richardson - extra

References

External links

* 1963 films 1963 drama films British drama films Films directed by Robert Hartford-Davis 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{1960s-UK-film-stub