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Boys in Brown (1949)

12/01/1949 Crime 1h 24m
65%
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Score
6.1/10

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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.

Montgomery Tully

Director

Reginald Beckwith

Writer

Top Billed 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

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on July 9, 2022

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; unfortunately his habit of falling for the wrong 'uns continues as he soon becomes the quarry of the duplicitous "Rawlins" (Dirk Bogarde) and his gang of would-be escapees. The film follows the path he takes to try and escape, not just from his incarceration, but from the self-perpetuating cycle of scenarios that make it impossible for him to break free and make a clean start with his life and his love....

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