Boys in Brown
6.5
84 minutes
12/1/1949
Overview
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.
Cast List
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
Frederick Leister
as Judge
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
Clive Dunn
as Holdup Man
Ronald Adam
as Judge
John Clifford
as Mr Smith
Frank Coburn
as Man
Clive Dunn
as Man
Charles Farrell
as Mr. Sykes
Pat Hagan
as Borstal Master
Philip Hillman
as Sykes Jr
Rose Howlett
as Mrs Sykes
James Knight
as Prison Officer
Molly Lumley
as Woman Watching Play
Robert Moore
as Gym Instructor
Peter Mullins
as Borstal Boy
Richard Neller
as Borstal Master
Harry Terry
as Borstal Master
Reg Thomason
as Borstal Boy
John Warren
as Signalman