Boys in Brown
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“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.
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Cast
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Dirk Bogarde
Alfie Rawlins
Known for
A Bridge Too Far
Death in Venice
Ben Williams
Borstal Master
Richard Attenborough
Jackie Knowles
Known for
Jurassic Park
The Great Escape
Jack Warner
Governor
Known for
The Ladykillers
The Blue Lamp
Jimmy Hanley
Bill Foster
Known for
The Blue Lamp
Gaslight
Barbara Murray
Kitty Hurst
Known for
Tales from the Crypt
Another Man's Poison
Andrew Crawford
Casey
Known for
Bitter Victory
Patrick Holt
Tigson
Known for
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Ivanhoe
Thora Hird
Mrs. Knowles
Known for
The Nightcomers
A Kind of Loving
Michael Medwin
Alf "Sparrow" Thompson
Known for
The Duchess
A Countess from Hong Kong
John Blythe
Bossy Phillips
Known for
Bon Voyage
This Happy Breed
Alfie Bass
Basher Walker
Known for
The Fearless Vampire Killers
The Lavender Hill Mob
Montgomery Tully Director · Reginald Beckwith Writer Doreen Carwithen Composer
First release December 1, 1949 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Universal Pictures
Production
Gainsborough Pictures
Production
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 1, 1949
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Sweden
April 23, 1951 · Theatrical
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