The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
In 1830s England, Tom Brown attends a rugby boys' school, where his moral and personal growth is formed through friendship, bullying–particularly from the cruel Flashman–and the influence of headmaster Dr Thomas Arnold.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Walter FerrisScreenplay
- Frank CavettScreenplay
- Gene TowneScreenplay
- Robert StevensonDirector
- C. Graham BakerScreenplay
- Anthony CollinsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Cedric HardwickeDr. Thomas Arnold
- Freddie BartholomewEast
- Jimmy LydonTom Brown
- Josephine HutchinsonMrs. Mary Arnold
- Billy HalopFlashman
- Polly MoranSally Harowell
- Hughie GreenWalker Brooke
- Ernest CossartSquire Brown
- Alec CraigOld Thomas
- Gale StormEffie
- Antoinette RotcheTom Brown's Nanny
- Lionel BelmoreTavern Keeper
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookboarding schoolbully19th century