Drama · United Kingdom · 1951 · 1h 33m

Tom Brown's Schooldays

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Director
Gordon Parry
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
Crew
C.M. Pennington-Richards — Director of Photography Kenneth Heeley-Ray — Editor Richard Addinsell — Original Music Composer Noel Langley — Screenplay Thomas Hughes — Novel Brian Desmond Hurst — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookboarding schoolbullyingrugbyschooldisciplineflogging19th century
Key Collaborators
Gordon Parry Director C.M. Pennington-Richards Director of Photography Kenneth Heeley-Ray Editor Richard Addinsell Original Music Composer Noel Langley Screenplay Thomas Hughes Novel Brian Desmond Hurst Producer Beatrice Dawson Costume Design
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