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Boys in Brown
Boys in Brown

Boys in Brown

Can Bad Boys Make Good?

Genres

Crime

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

01 December 1949

Country

United Kingdom

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

Alfie Bass

Alfie Bass

Basher Walker

Elspeth March

Elspeth March

Mrs. Smith

Frederick Leister

Frederick Leister

Judge

Graham Payn

Graham Payn

Plato Cartwright

Stanley Escane

Stanley Escane

Bert

Robert Desmond

Robert Desmond

Spud

Martin Tiffen

Martin Tiffen

Dusty

Philip Stainton

Philip Stainton

Principal Prison Officer

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Mr. Johnson

Tony Quinn

Tony Quinn

Mr. Knight

Clive Dunn

Clive Dunn

Holdup Man

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