Boys in Brown
Can Bad Boys Make Good?
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
84 min
Release Date
1949-12-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
6.5
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
Clive Dunn
Holdup Man
Ronald Adam
Judge
John Clifford
Mr Smith
Frank Coburn
Man
Clive Dunn
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
Richard Neller
Borstal Master
Harry Terry
Borstal Master
Reg Thomason
Borstal Boy
John Warren
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