Boys in Brown
Boys in Brown
Release: 1949-12-01
·Runtime: 84m
·★ 6.5
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 Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Gainsborough Pictures
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Cast
Richard Attenborough
as Jackie Knowles
Andrew Crawford
as Casey
Patrick Holt
as Tigson
Ronald Adam
as Judge
John Blythe
as Bossy Phillips
Frederick Leister
as Judge
Thora Hird
as Mrs. Knowles
Philip Stainton
as Principal Prison Officer
Jack Warner
as Governor
Robert Desmond
as Spud
Cyril Chamberlain
as Mr. Johnson
Clive Dunn
as Holdup Man, Man
Michael Medwin
as Alf "Sparrow" Thompson
Alfie Bass
as Basher Walker
Barbara Murray
as Kitty Hurst
Charles Farrell
as Mr. Sykes
Harry Terry
as Borstal Master
Jimmy Hanley
as Bill Foster
Dirk Bogarde
as Alfie Rawlins
