Tom Brown's Schooldays
When Tom Brown arrives at Rugby boarding school, he’s mercilessly tormented by the school’s evil bully Flashman. With the help of his friend East, plucky Brown devises a plan to get back at Flashman; in the meantime, he’s asked to look out for a timid new student, whose life is accidentally put in peril during a school race.
- 6.9
- 1951
- Released
- 1h 33m
Robert Newton
Thomas Arnold
James Hayter
Old Thomas
John Charlesworth
East
John Forrest
Flashman
Michael Hordern
Wilkes
Max Bygraves
Coach Guard
Francis de Wolff
Squire Brown
Amy Veness
Mrs. Wixie
Brian Worth
Judd
Rachel Gurney
Mrs. Arthur
Michael Brennan
Black Bart
Michael Ward
Master
Neil North
Diggs
Glyn Dearman
Arthur
Diana Wynyard
Mrs. Arnold
Hermione Baddeley
Sally Harrowell
Kathleen Byron
Mrs. BrownReleased
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- #based on novel or book
- #boarding school
- #bullying
- #rugby
- #school
- #discipline
- #flogging
- #19th century
Reviews
John Howard Davies - probably most famous for his portrayal of orphan "Oliver Twist" in David Lean's classic - is a little too weedy, for me, as the title character in this adaptation of Thomas Hughes' story about a young boy sent to the prestigious Rugby School in the 1830's where he encounters bullies; brutality and ultimately kindness. Robert Newton turns in a great performance as "Dr. Arnold"