The Boy and the Bridge is a 1959 British drama film produced and directed by Kevin McClory and starring Ian Maclaine, Liam Redmond, James Hayter, Geoffrey Keen and Arthur Lowe.

Although he takes care not to be seen, the maintenance staff become aware of a strange “presence” and their fears are confirmed when one night, Tommy saves the life of a suicidal woman who is about to jump off the bridge into the river.

"[2] British film critic Leslie Halliwell said: "This tiny fable adds up to very weak entertainment, despite inventive photography, because it has virtually no plot development.

When he was nine years old in the summer of 1958 and a pupil at Sir Thomas Abney Primary School in Stoke Newington, London, he won the part of Tommy Doyle after an exhaustive search which saw the production team interview some 3,000 local boys.

"The Boy and The Bridge" was given a royal premiere at the Curzon cinema, London, on Wednesday, July 22, 1959, where Ian was presented to HRH Princess Margaret and it was shown at the Venice Film Festival that year.