- The Little Ones
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name = The Little Ones
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director =Jim O'Connolly
producer =Freddie Robertson
writer =Jim O'Connolly
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starring = Carl Gonzales,Kim Smith ,Dudley Foster ,Derek Newark
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cinematography =David Holmes
editing =Henry Richardson
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released =UK
runtime = 66 minutes
country = UK
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imdb_id = 0059391" This article is about the film. For the band called The Little Ones, see
The Little Ones (band) ."The Little Ones was a 1965 British family
comedy film directed by British directorJim O'Connolly starring Carl Gonzales andKim Smith .Dudley Foster stars asSuperintendent Carter andDerek Newark plays the strict Detective Sgt. Wilson.Child actor
Kim Smith was hired to play the part of the abused child Ted making his screen debut. He went on to star in Oliver in1968 and in2004 and2005 made appearances inThe Bill andEastEnders .Plot
Two poor boys from
London , an abused child and the son of awhore attempt to stowaway on a ship bound toJamaica to escape their lives of misery and squalor. It is on the exotic island that one of the boys' father is believed to be currently inhabiting. They manage to get aboard by stealing asuitcase from a Rolls Royce belonging to a wealthy shipping businessman but are caught and subsequently scolded and sent home. Later an elderly fellow tells that there are many ships leaving.Cast
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Carl Gonzales as Jackie
*Kim Smith as Ted
*Dudley Foster as Supt. Carter
*Derek Newark as Det. Wilson
*Jean Marlow as Ted's Mother
*Peter Thomas as Ted's Father
*Derek Francis as Paddy
*Cyril Shaps as Child Welfare Officer
*John Chandos as Lord Brantley
*Diane Aubrey as PeggyExternal links
*imdb title|id=0059391|title=The Little Ones
* [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/99855/The-Little-Ones/overview The Little Ones at the New York Times]
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