The Yellow Balloon
It takes you step by step ... fear by fear ... to the shattering heights of Suspense !
1953 | 76m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | J. Lee Thompson |
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| Writer: | Anne Burnaby |
| Staring: |
| A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend's death. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 10, 1953 |
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| Director: | J. Lee Thompson |
| Writer: | Anne Burnaby |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | british noir |
| Production Companies | Associated British Picture Corporation, Marble Arch Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Andrew Ray | Frankie |
| Kathleen Ryan | Emily Palmer |
| Kenneth More | Ted Palmer |
| Bernard Lee | Constable Chapman |
| Stephen Fenemore | Ronnie |
| William Sylvester | Len Turner |
| Marjorie Rhodes | Mrs Stokes |
| Peter Jones | Spiv |
| Eliot Makeham | Pawnbroker |
| Sidney James | Charlie |
| Veronica Hurst | Sunday School Teacher |
| Sandra Dorne | Iris |
| Campbell Singer | Potter |
| Laurie Main | Bibulous Customer |
| Hy Hazell | Mary |
| Hilda Barry | Newspaper Vendor (uncredited) |
| Michael Brooke | Boy Singing at Sunday School (uncredited) |
| Peggy Ann Clifford | Cafe Owner (uncredited) |
| Brenda De Banzie | Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited) |
| Lesley Dudley | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Edward Evans | PC Patterson (uncredited) |
| George Howell | Kid on Bombsite (uncredited) |
| Hugh Moxey | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Richard O'Sullivan | Boy Singing at Sunday School (uncredited) |
| John Pike | Urchin (uncredited) |
| Christopher Warbey | Boy Singing at Sunday School (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Anne Burnaby | Writer |
| J. Lee Thompson | Director |
| Philip Green | Original Music Composer |
| Gilbert Taylor | Director of Photography |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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