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