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Bookmark this pageBoys in Brown (1949)
Director: Montgomery Tully
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From Time Out Film Guide
Sentenced to three years in Borstal, young Attenborough gets off to a dismaying start: outfitted with regulation short pants then propositioned by a Welsh-accented Dirk Bogarde, eager to become his 'special pal'. The fairly outspoken (for 1949) script criticises a system portrayed as suffering from cash starvation (echoed by the film's own rock-bottom budget) yet required to cope with hordes of incorrigibles: a recidivism rate of 75 per cent is indicated. It's a blend of cosy stereotypes, reforming zeal and post-war disillusion amounting to a gloomy admonition not to expect very much from life. A British noir, in that sense. From a play by actor Reginald Beckwith.Author: BBa
Cast & crew
Director: Montgomery Tully
Producer: Antony Darnborough
Cast: Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde, Barbara Murray, Thora Hird, Michael Medwin full cast
Duration: 84 mins
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