Boys in Brown

Boys in Brown

84 mins | Crime | Dec. 1, 1949

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.

Boys in Brown

84 mins | Crime | Dec. 1, 1949

Boys in Brown
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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Gainsborough Pictures
Original title Boys in Brown
Directors Montgomery Tully
Writers Montgomery Tully, Reginald Beckwith

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

as Alfie Rawlins

Richard Attenborough

as Jackie Knowles

Jack Warner

as Governor

Jimmy Hanley

as Bill Foster

Barbara Murray

as Kitty Hurst

Andrew Crawford

as Casey

Patrick Holt

as Tigson

Thora Hird

as Mrs. Knowles

Michael Medwin

as Alf "Sparrow" Thompson

John Blythe

as Bossy Phillips

Alfie Bass

as Basher Walker

Elspeth March

as Mrs. Smith

Graham Payn

as Plato Cartwright

Stanley Escane

as Bert

Robert Desmond

as Spud

Martin Tiffen

as Dusty

Philip Stainton

as Principal Prison Officer

Cyril Chamberlain

as Mr. Johnson

Tony Quinn

as Mr. Knight