Tom Brown's School Days (1951)
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Tom Brown's Schooldays was the second film version of Thomas Hughes' semiautobiographical novel. John Howard Davies, who'd previously essayed the title role in Oliver Twist, stars as first-year Rugby student Tom Brown. In his efforts to adjust to boarding-school life, Tom must contend… More Tom Brown's Schooldays was the second film version of Thomas Hughes' semiautobiographical novel. John Howard Davies, who'd previously essayed the title role in Oliver Twist, stars as first-year Rugby student Tom Brown. In his efforts to adjust to boarding-school life, Tom must contend with the calculated cruelties of all-around bully Flashman (John Forrest). One of the boy's few allies is new schoolmaster Doctor Arnold (Robert Newton), who believes that discipline can be tempered with kindness, a "radical" notion so far as his colleagues are concerned. Despite the authenticity of its British surroundings, the 1951 version of Tom Brown's Schooldays isn't quite as good as the 1940 Hollywood adaptation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gordon Parry
- Written By
- Noel Langley
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- On DVD
- Feb 24, 2009
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Cast
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John Howard Davies
as Tom Brown
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Robert Newton
as Dr. Arnold
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Diana Wynyard
as Mrs. Arnold
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Francis De Wolff
as Squire Brown
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Kathleen Byron
as Mrs. Brown
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Hermione Baddeley
as Sally Harrowell
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James Hayter
as Old Thomas
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Rachel Gurney
as Mrs. Arthur
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Amy Veness
as Mrs. Wixie
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John Charlesworth
as East
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John Forrest
as Flashman
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Neil North
as Diggs
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Glyn Dearman
as Arthur
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Ben Aris
as Tadpole
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Michael Brennan
as Black Bart
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Max Bygraves
as Coach Guard
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Michael Hordern
as Wilkes
- Peter Madden
- Michael Ward
- Gabriel Woolf
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Brian Worth
as Judd
- John Campbell
- Geoffrey Goodheart
- Anthony Doonan
- Robin Dowell
- Kathleen Bryon
