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Boys in Brown

Boys in Brown

Can Bad Boys Make Good?

19496.51h 24m

Overview

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.

Directed by Montgomery Tully
Written by Montgomery Tully, Reginald Beckwith
Produced by Antony Darnborough
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Top Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Alfie Rawlins

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Jackie Knowles

Jack Warner

Jack Warner

Governor

Jimmy Hanley

Jimmy Hanley

Bill Foster

Barbara Murray

Barbara Murray

Kitty Hurst

Andrew Crawford

Andrew Crawford

Casey

Patrick Holt

Patrick Holt

Tigson

Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Mrs. Knowles

Michael Medwin

Michael Medwin

Alf "Sparrow" Thompson

John Blythe

John Blythe

Bossy Phillips

Themes & Keywords

male friendshipbased on play or musicalreformatoryreform schoolgetaway driver

About Boys in Brown

Boys in Brown is a crime film released in 1949 exploring themes of male friendship, based on play or musical, reformatory, reform school, getaway driver. Directed by Montgomery Tully, it stars Dirk Bogarde, Richard Attenborough, Jack Warner. 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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