Boys in Brown

1h 24min

Crime

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.

Production Companies

Gainsborough Pictures

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Alfie Rawlins
Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Jackie Knowles
Jack Warner

Jack Warner

Governor
Jimmy Hanley

Jimmy Hanley

Bill Foster
Barbara Murray

Barbara Murray

Kitty Hurst
Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Mrs. Knowles
Michael Medwin

Michael Medwin

Alf "Sparrow" Thompson
John Blythe

John Blythe

Bossy Phillips
Alfie Bass

Alfie Bass

Basher Walker
Elspeth March

Elspeth March

Mrs. Smith
Graham Payn

Graham Payn

Plato Cartwright
Philip Stainton

Philip Stainton

Principal Prison Officer
Tony Quinn

Tony Quinn

Mr. Knight
Clive Dunn

Clive Dunn

Holdup Man
Pat Hagan

Pat Hagan

Borstal Master
Rose Howlett

Rose Howlett

Mrs Sykes
James Knight

James Knight

Prison Officer
Molly Lumley

Molly Lumley

Woman Watching Play
Robert Moore

Robert Moore

Gym Instructor
Peter Mullins

Peter Mullins

Borstal Boy
Richard Neller

Richard Neller

Borstal Master
Harry Terry

Harry Terry

Borstal Master
Reg Thomason

Reg Thomason

Borstal Boy
John Warren

John Warren

Signalman

Release date

1st Dec 1949

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English