Tom Brown's School Days
6.6
In 1830s England, Tom Brown attends a rugby boys' school, where his moral and personal growth is formed through friendship, bullying–particularly from the cruel Flashman–and the influence of headmaster Dr Thomas Arnold.
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Cast
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Cedric Hardwicke
Dr. Thomas Arnold
Known for
Rope
Suspicion
Freddie Bartholomew
East
Known for
Captains Courageous
David Copperfield
Jimmy Lydon
Tom Brown
Known for
Life with Father
Island in the Sky
Josephine Hutchinson
Mrs. Mary Arnold
Known for
North by Northwest
Son of Frankenstein
Billy Halop
Flashman
Known for
Angels with Dirty Faces
Dead End
Polly Moran
Sally Harowell
Known for
Adam's Rib
Show People
Hughie Green
Walker Brooke
Also in
Midshipman Easy
What's Up Superdoc!
Ernest Cossart
Squire Brown
Known for
Angel
The Great Ziegfeld
Alec Craig
Old Thomas
Known for
The Spider Woman
Stranger on the Third Floor
Gale Storm
Effie
Known for
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Antoinette Rotche
Tom Brown's Nanny
No other roles listed
Lionel Belmore
Tavern Keeper
Known for
Frankenstein
The Vampire Bat
Robert Stevenson Director · Walter Ferris Screenplay C. Graham Baker Screenplay
United States release June 26, 1940 · Produced in United States
Production
RKO
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 26, 1940
Theatrical
Australia
January 1, 1990 · Physical · VHS
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