---
title: 'Child in the House (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Cy Endfield'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/child-in-the-house-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049067/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Child in the House (1956)

1956 · 90 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Child in the House is a 1956 British drama film directed and written by Cy Endfield and starring Phyllis Calvert, Eric Portman and Stanley Baker. It is based on the 1955 novel A Child in the House by Janet McNeill. A girl struggles to cope with her uncaring relatives.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Cy Endfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/cy-endfield)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mario Nascimbene](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-nascimbene)
- **Director of Photography:** [Otto Heller](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-heller)

## Cast

- [Joan Hickson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-hickson)
- [Stanley Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-baker)
- [Eric Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-portman)
- [Percy Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/percy-herbert)
- [Martin Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-miller)
- [Maggie Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-smith)
- [Phyllis Calvert](https://cinepixo.com/people/phyllis-calvert)
- [Alfie Bass](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfie-bass)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/child-in-the-house-1956
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