Boys in Brown

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.

Directed by Montgomery Tully

Top cast

Dirk Bogarde

Alfie Rawlins

Richard Attenborough

Jackie Knowles

Jack Warner

Governor

Jimmy Hanley

Bill Foster

Barbara Murray

Kitty Hurst

Andrew Crawford

Casey

Patrick Holt

Tigson

Thora Hird

Mrs. Knowles

Michael Medwin

Alf "Sparrow" Thompson

John Blythe

Bossy Phillips

Alfie Bass

Basher Walker

E

Elspeth March

Mrs. Smith

Frederick Leister

Judge

G

Graham Payn

Plato Cartwright

S

Stanley Escane

Bert

Robert Desmond

Spud

M

Martin Tiffen

Dusty

P

Philip Stainton

Principal Prison Officer

Cyril Chamberlain

Mr. Johnson

Tony Quinn

Mr. Knight

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