Boys in Brown

“Can Bad Boys Make Good?”

6.5(10)19491h 24m

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.

Director

Montgomery Tully

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

Elspeth March

Mrs. Smith

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

6.0

Richard Attenborough is the naive young "Jackie", in love with his girl "Kitty" (Barbara Murray) but prone to getting into bad company. It is after one such escapade that he finds himself sentenced to three years in borstal. Fortunately for him, the governor (Jack Warden) believes firmly that the purpose of these institutions is to rehabilitate and so he is inclined to try and help the man; unfort...