Boys in Brown

Montgomery Tully
1949-12-01

Can Bad Boys Make Good?
6.5
84 min

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

Name Character Team
Dirk Bogarde Alfie Rawlins Unowned
Richard Attenborough Jackie Knowles Unowned
Jack Warner Governor Unowned
Jimmy Hanley Bill Foster Unowned
Barbara Murray Kitty Hurst Unowned
Andrew Crawford Casey Unowned
Patrick Holt Tigson Unowned
Thora Hird Mrs. Knowles Unowned
Michael Medwin Alf "Sparrow" Thompson Unowned
John Blythe Bossy Phillips Unowned
Alfie Bass Basher Walker Unowned
Elspeth March Mrs. Smith Unowned
Frederick Leister Judge Unowned
Graham Payn Plato Cartwright Unowned
Stanley Escane Bert Unowned
Robert Desmond Spud Unowned
Martin Tiffen Dusty Unowned
Philip Stainton Principal Prison Officer Unowned
Cyril Chamberlain Mr. Johnson Unowned
Tony Quinn Mr. Knight Unowned
Clive Dunn Holdup Man Unowned
Ronald Adam Judge Unowned
John Clifford Mr Smith Unowned
Frank Coburn Man Unowned
Clive Dunn Man Unowned
Charles Farrell Mr. Sykes Unowned
Pat Hagan Borstal Master Unowned
Philip Hillman Sykes Jr Unowned
Rose Howlett Mrs Sykes Unowned
James Knight Prison Officer Unowned
Molly Lumley Woman Watching Play Unowned
Robert Moore Gym Instructor Unowned
Peter Mullins Borstal Boy Unowned
Richard Neller Borstal Master Unowned
Harry Terry Borstal Master Unowned
Reg Thomason Borstal Boy Unowned
John Warren Signalman Unowned