BOYS IN BROWN
1949
DVD
Teenager Jackie Knowles drives a getaway car in a robbery. He is captured and sentenced to serve three years in a British Borstal reform institution for young criminals run by a sympathetic governor.
Forgotten Films are available exclusively on BR.
1949
DVD
Teenager Jackie Knowles drives a getaway car in a robbery. He is captured and sentenced to serve three years in a British Borstal reform institution for young criminals run by a sympathetic governor.
Forgotten Films are available exclusively on BR.
1949
DVD
Teenager Jackie Knowles drives a getaway car in a robbery. He is captured and sentenced to serve three years in a British Borstal reform institution for young criminals run by a sympathetic governor.
Forgotten Films are available exclusively on BR.
Description
Boys in Brown is a 1949 black and white British drama film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde and Jimmy Hanley. It was written by Tully based on the 1940 play Boys in Brown by the actor Reginald Beckwith. The film depicts life in a borstal for young offenders. The title comes from the borstal uniform: brown shirt and shorts and a short brown tie.
Production
The film was primarily shot at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England. Additionally, some scenes were filmed in London and the Home Counties.
Product Details
Released: 4 February 2013
Studio: Gainsborough Pictures
Distributor: Strawberry Media
Run Time: 85 mins approx
Certificate: U
Director: Montgomery Tually
Actor: Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough and Dirk Bogarde
Language: English
Number of Discs: 1
Region: B
