Boys in Brown
Can Bad Boys Make Good?
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.
- 6.5
- 1949
- Released
- 1h 24m
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
JudgeGraham Payn
Plato CartwrightStanley Escane
Bert
Robert Desmond
SpudMartin Tiffen
Dusty
Philip Stainton
Principal Prison Officer
Cyril Chamberlain
Mr. JohnsonTony Quinn
Mr. Knight
Clive Dunn
Holdup Man
Ronald Adam
JudgeJohn Clifford
Mr SmithFrank Coburn
ManClive Dunn
Man
Charles Farrell
Mr. SykesPat Hagan
Borstal MasterPhilip Hillman
Sykes JrRose Howlett
Mrs SykesJames Knight
Prison OfficerMolly Lumley
Woman Watching PlayRobert Moore
Gym InstructorPeter Mullins
Borstal BoyRichard Neller
Borstal Master
Harry Terry
Borstal MasterReg Thomason
Borstal BoyJohn Warren
SignalmanReleased
en
- #male friendship
- #based on play or musical
- #reformatory
- #reform school
- #getaway driver
Reviews
Richard Attenborough is the naive young "Jackie", in love with his girl "Kitty" (Barbara Murray) but prone to getting into bad company. It is after one such escapade that he finds himself sentenced to three years in borstal. Fortunately for him, the governor (Jack Warden) believes firmly that the purpose of these institutions is to rehabilitate and so he is inclined to try and help the man; unfort