United Kingdom / Dec 01, 1949
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Thora Hird | Mrs. Knowles |
| Michael Medwin | Alf "Sparrow" Thompson |
| John Blythe | Bossy Phillips |
| Alfie Bass | Basher Walker |
| Elspeth March | Mrs. Smith |
| Frederick Leister | Judge |
| Graham Payn | Plato Cartwright |
| Stanley Escane | Bert |
| Robert Desmond | Spud |
| Martin Tiffen | Dusty |
| Philip Stainton | Principal Prison Officer |
| Cyril Chamberlain | Mr. Johnson |
| Tony Quinn | Mr. Knight |
| Clive Dunn | Holdup Man |
| Ronald Adam | Judge |
| John Clifford | Mr Smith |
| Frank Coburn | Man |
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| Clive Dunn | Man |
| Charles Farrell | Mr. Sykes |
| Pat Hagan | Borstal Master |
| Philip Hillman | Sykes Jr |
| Rose Howlett | Mrs Sykes |
| James Knight | Prison Officer |
| Molly Lumley | Woman Watching Play |
| Robert Moore | Gym Instructor |
| Peter Mullins | Borstal Boy |
| Richard Neller | Borstal Master |
| Harry Terry | Borstal Master |
| Reg Thomason | Borstal Boy |
| John Warren | Signalman |
Genres
Crime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Boys in Brown |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
| Release date | 1 dicembre 1949 |
| Production | Antony Darnborough |
| Writer | Reginald Beckwith, Montgomery Tully |
| Editing | James Needs |
| Cinematography | Gordon Lang, Cyril Bristow |
| Assistant directors | Montgomery Tully |
| Camera operators | Cyril Bristow, Gordon Lang |
| Additional photography | Cyril Bristow, Gordon Lang |
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| Music | Doreen Carwithen |
| Sound | Doreen Carwithen |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Sweden / Apr 23, 1951
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