Boys in Brown (1949)
- Director(s):
- Montgomery Tully
Synopsis of Boys in Brown
Brown is the color of the uniforms worn by the residents of a British borstal (boy's reformatory). Jack Warner plays the governor (warden) of the institution, struggling to maintain an even keel with his tempestuous charges. The film aims for a veneer of reality by using an optical camera device to blend actual backgrounds with studio sets, a special effect that works about half the time. The Boys in Brown was based on a British stage play by Reginald Beckwith. Perhaps it was more effective on stage, where the advanced ages of the "boys" were not quite so detectable. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Boys in Brown
- Alfie Bass - Basher
- Dirk Bogarde - Alfie Rawlins
- Andrew Crawford - Casey
- Thora Hird - Mrs. Knowles
- Michael Medwin - Sparrow
- Graham Payn - Plato Cartwright
- Jack Warner - Governor
- John Blythe - Bossy
- Cyril Chamberlain - Johnson
- Jimmy Hanley - Bill Foster
- Patrick Holt - Tigson
- Barbara Murray - Kitty Hurst
- Richard Attenborough - Jackie Knowles
- Director(s):
- Montgomery Tully
- Writer(s):
- Montgomery Tully
- Producer(s):
- Anthony Darnborough
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