Boys in Brown (1949)
Boys in Brown (1949)
Plot.
Jackie lives in poverty with his widowed mother. In a bid to escape poverty he gets involved in a robbery that sees him sentenced to three years in Borstal where he meets a tough crowd, tougher than anything on the outside.
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Cast & Crew.

Dirk Bogarde
Alfie Rawlins

Richard Attenborough
Jackie Knowles

Jack Warner
Governor

Jimmy Hanley
Bill Foster

Barbara Murray
Kitty Hurst

Andrew Crawford
Casey

Patrick Holt
Tigson

Thora Hird
Mrs. Knowles

Michael Medwin
Alf 'Sparrow' Thompson

John Blythe
Bossy Phillips

Alfie Bass
Basher Walker

Elspeth March
Mrs. Smith

Frederick Leister
Judge

Graham Payn
Plato Cartwright

Stanley Escane
Bert

Robert Desmond
Spud

Martin Tiffen
Dusty

Philip Stainton
Principal Prison Officer

Cyril Chamberlain
Mr. Johnson

Tony Quinn
Mr. Knight

Ronald Adam
Judge

John Clifford
Mr Smith

Frank Coburn
Man

Clive Dunn
Holdup Man / Man

Charles Farrell
Mr. Sykes

Pat Hagan
Borstal Master

Philip Hillman
Sykes Jr

Rose Howlett
Mrs Sykes

James Knight
Prison Officer

Molly Lumley
Woman Watching Play

Robert Moore
Gym Instructor

Peter Mullins
Borstal Boy
Media.

Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 24m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
based on play or musical
reformatory
male friendship
reform school
getaway driver
Wiki.
Boys in Brown is a 1949 black and white British drama film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde and Jimmy Hanley. It was written by Tully based on the 1940 play Boys in Brown by the actor Reginald Beckwith.
The film depicts life in a borstal for young offenders. The title comes from the borstal uniform: brown shirt and shorts and a short brown tie.
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