The Little Ones

The Little Ones is a 1965 British family comedy film directed and written by Jim O'Connolly and starring Carl Gonzales, Kim Smith, Dudley Foster and Derek Newark.

[1] Two poor boys from London, Ted, an abused child and Jackie, the son of a prostitute run away to Liverpool in an attempt to stowaway on a ship bound to Jamaica.

The owner of the suitcase, a wealthy shipping businessman, alerts the police and the boys are subsequently caught, scolded and sent home.

But it is also deftly directed, and has an excellent script which surmounts the treacherous hurdle of children's dialogue with flying colours: the chatter and observations of the two boys has a nicely truthful ring.

"[2] Variety wrote: "This is unpretentious and not more than a useful program filler, But it is entertaining, produced and directed professionally, and has a stamp of sincerity which is engaging.