Flame in the Streets
Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

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1961
1h 33m
5.9(9 votes)
Drama

Overview

Domestic difficulties develop in a working-class family when their daughter falls in love with a Jamaican man.

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20 members
Acting

John Mills

Jacko Palmer

John Mills
Acting

Sylvia Syms

Kathie Palmer

Sylvia Syms
Acting

Brenda De Banzie

Nell Palmer

Brenda De Banzie
Acting

Earl Cameron

Gabriel Gomez

Earl Cameron
Acting

Johnny Sekka

Peter Lincoln

Johnny Sekka
Acting

Meredith Edwards

Harry Mitchell

Meredith Edwards
Acting

Ann Lynn

Judy Gomez

Ann Lynn
Acting

Wilfrid Brambell

Mr. Palmer senior

Wilfrid Brambell
Acting

Corinne Skinner-Carter

Mrs. Jackson

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Acting

Newton Blick

Visser

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Acting

Glyn Houston

Hugh Davies

Glyn Houston
Acting

Michael Wynne

Les

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Acting

Dan Jackson

Jubilee

Dan Jackson
Acting

Cyril Chamberlain

Dowell

Cyril Chamberlain
Acting

Gretchen Franklin

Mrs. Bingham

Gretchen Franklin
Acting

Harry Baird

Billy

Harry Baird
Acting

Irvin Allen

Christie

Irvin Allen
Acting

Larry Martyn

Corner Boy

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Thomas Baptiste

Boyfriend

Thomas Baptiste
Acting

Barbara Windsor

Girlfriend

Barbara Windsor

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