Skid Kids (film)

Skid Kids (also known as Bobby Rings the Bell) is a 1953 black and white British film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Barry MacGregor and Anthony Lang.

A group of young urban teenagers creates a cycle racing club called the Burton Bullets.

The narrative is confused in places, the children's acting lacks spontaneity and is not helped by the dialogue, which fails to catch the authentic back-street flavour.

One feels that the makers of the film liked the place, just as they obviously enjoyed the cycle racing, the chases and the crowds of children round the track.

A. E. Matthews makes a fleeting guest appearance in the opening scene as an excitable fare in a taxi driven by the father of one of the team.