

Boys in Brown
December 1, 1949•1h 24m•★ 6.3
Crime
“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.
Director
Montgomery TullyCast

Dirk Bogarde
Alfie Rawlins

Richard Attenborough
Jackie Knowles

Jack Warner
Governor

Jimmy Hanley
Bill Foster

Barbara Murray
Kitty Hurst

Andrew Crawford
Casey

Patrick Holt
Tigson

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