Tom Brown's Schooldays

Unrated

11/2/19511h 33m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

When Tom Brown arrives at Rugby boarding school, he’s mercilessly tormented by the school’s evil bully Flashman. With the help of his friend East, plucky Brown devises a plan to get back at Flashman; in the meantime, he’s asked to look out for a timid new student, whose life is accidentally put in peril during a school race.

Director:

Gordon Parry

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
boarding school
bullying
rugby
school
discipline
flogging
19th century

Cast

John Howard Davies

~ as ~

Tom Brown

Robert Newton

~ as ~

Thomas Arnold

James Hayter

~ as ~

Old Thomas

John Charlesworth

~ as ~

East

John Forrest

~ as ~

Flashman

Michael Hordern

~ as ~

Wilkes

Max Bygraves

~ as ~

Coach Guard

Francis de Wolff

~ as ~

Squire Brown

Amy Veness

~ as ~

Mrs. Wixie

Brian Worth

~ as ~

Judd

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
7
John Howard Davies - probably most famous for his portrayal of orphan "Oliver Twist" in David Lean's classic - is a little too weedy, for me, as the title character in this adaptation of Thomas Hughes' story about a young boy sent to the prestigious Rugby School in the 1830's where he encounters bullies; brutality and ultimately kindness. Robert Newton turns in a great performance as "Dr. Arnold" who believes that the somewhat cruel educational practices are of the past, and so he and "Tom Brown" try to improve things. This film is not so faithful to the book; but uses the two lead performances, as well as a convincing effort from John Forrest as his nemesis "Flashman", to convey much of it's sentiment. I probably preferred the 1940 version, but there's not much in it.