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Tom Brown's School Days

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When private tutor Thomas Arnold (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) becomes headmaster at Rugby, a boy's preparatory school in England, he puts into place a policy of strict punishment for unruliness and bulying. Arnold finds an ally in Tom Brown (Jimmy Lydon), a new student who is subjected to hazing and abuse by a group of older boys and is pressured by his friends to keep quiet about it. Fed up, he leads his fellow classmates in an underground rebellion against their tormentors. But certain unspoken rules still apply at the school and Brown loses his hero status when he is accussed of breaking the Rugby code of silence.

Release Date : 1940-06-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company :

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Tom Brown's Schooldays

Cast

Cedric Hardwicke

Character Name : Dr. Thomas Arnold

Original Name : Cedric Hardwicke

Gender : Male

Freddie Bartholomew

Character Name : East

Original Name : Freddie Bartholomew

Gender : Male

Jimmy Lydon

Character Name : Tom Brown

Original Name : Jimmy Lydon

Gender : Male

Josephine Hutchinson

Character Name : Mrs. Mary Arnold

Original Name : Josephine Hutchinson

Gender : Female

Billy Halop

Character Name : Flashman

Original Name : Billy Halop

Gender : Male

Polly Moran

Character Name : Sally Harowell

Original Name : Polly Moran

Gender : Female

Hughie Green

Character Name : Walker Brooke

Original Name : Hughie Green

Gender : Male

Ernest Cossart

Character Name : Squire Brown

Original Name : Ernest Cossart

Gender : Male

Alec Craig

Character Name : Old Thomas

Original Name : Alec Craig

Gender : Male

Gale Storm

Character Name : Effie

Original Name : Gale Storm

Gender : Female

Antoinette Rotche

Character Name : Tom Brown's Nanny

Original Name : Antoinette Rotche

Gender : Male

Lionel Belmore

Character Name : Tavern Keeper

Original Name : Lionel Belmore

Gender : Male

Barlowe Borland

Character Name : Grimsby aka Old Grimey

Original Name : Barlowe Borland

Gender : Male

Rita Carlyle

Character Name : Maid

Original Name : Rita Carlyle

Gender : Female

Richard Clucas

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Richard Clucas

Gender : Male

John 'Uh huh' Collum

Character Name : Sidney

Original Name : John 'Uh huh' Collum

Gender : Male

Harry Duff

Character Name : Westcott

Original Name : Harry Duff

Gender : Male

Calvin Ellison

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Calvin Ellison

Gender : Male

Harold Entwistle

Character Name : Dustman

Original Name : Harold Entwistle

Gender : Male

Ian Fulton

Character Name : Old Brodie

Original Name : Ian Fulton

Gender : Male

Forrester Harvey

Character Name : Sam the Coachman

Original Name : Forrester Harvey

Gender : Male

Cullen Johnson

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Cullen Johnson

Gender : Male

Calvin Leslie

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Calvin Leslie

Gender : Male

Peter Madden

Character Name : Jacob

Original Name : Peter Madden

Gender : Male

Paul Mathews

Character Name : Lexton

Original Name : Paul Mathews

Gender : Male

Frank Mills

Character Name : School Porter

Original Name : Frank Mills

Gender : Male

Alexander Pollard

Character Name : Butler

Original Name : Alexander Pollard

Gender : Male

Charles Smith

Character Name : Diggs

Original Name : Charles Smith

Gender : Male

Walter Tetley

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Walter Tetley

Gender : Male

Tommy Thompson

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Tommy Thompson

Gender : Male

Richard West

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Richard West

Gender : Male

Leonard Willey

Character Name : Farmer Jenkins

Original Name : Leonard Willey

Gender : Male

Dick Chandlee

Character Name : Tadpole Martin

Original Name : Dick Chandlee

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-23

There is something almost vicarious about this depiction of the trials and tribulations of the young "Tom Brown" (Jimmy Lydon) as he struggles at the famous Rugby school. It's more of an evaluation of his impassioned headmaster "Thomas Arnold" (Sir Cedric Hardwicke in one of his more substantial roles) who, despite his reputation for rather unorthodox teaching, accepts this position determined to drag education kicking and screaming, if needs be, into a new century. Like it or not, "Brown" is the to be held up as exemplar for his ideals. The story addresses the issues around modernising learning, but also of integrity and decency (and, frequently, the lack of those virtues) amongst the boys as they grow into men. "Flashman" (Billy Halop) is particularly effective as the young man's tormentor and Robert Stevenson creates a story that offers us an opportunity to scrutinise the aspirations (and sacrifices) of both teacher and pupils alike. Freddie Bartholomew ("Ned") and Josephine Hutchinson ("Mrs. Arnold") add richness to, and diversion from, the intensity of the story and help present us with decent thought-provoking exposé of attitudes and loyalties that still resonate 80 years later...