Child's Play

At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems.

Cast

James Mason

as Jerome Malley

Robert Preston

as Joseph Dobbs

Beau Bridges

as Paul Reis

Ron Weyand

as Father Mozian

Charles White

as Father Griffin

David Rounds

as Father Penny

Kate Harrington

as Mrs. Carter

Jamie Alexander

as Sheppard

Brian Chapin

as O'Donnell

Bryant Fraser

as Jennings

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