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Boys in Brown

Can Bad Boys Make Good?

6.2(12)19491h 24m1

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.

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English
  • male friendship
  • based on play or musical
  • reformatory
  • reform school
  • getaway driver

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  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1 Dec 1949
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical23 Apr 1951

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Boys in Brown was released on 1 December 1949.

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    CinemaSerf

    7/9/2022

    6/10

    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; unfortunately his habit of…

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