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Boys in Brown

Can Bad Boys Make Good?

6.5

1h 24m

1949

“Can Bad Boys Make Good?”

Synopsis

Jackie lives in poverty with his widowed mother. In a bid to escape poverty he gets involved in a robbery that sees him sentenced to three years in Borstal where he meets a tough crowd, tougher than anything on the outside.

Director

Montgomery Tully

Crime

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Cast & Crew

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

as Alfie Rawlins

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

as Jackie Knowles

Jack Warner

Jack Warner

as Governor

Jimmy Hanley

Jimmy Hanley

as Bill Foster

Barbara Murray

Barbara Murray

as Kitty Hurst

Andrew Crawford

Andrew Crawford

as Casey

Patrick Holt

Patrick Holt

as Tigson

Thora Hird

Thora Hird

as Mrs. Knowles

Michael Medwin

Michael Medwin

as Alf "Sparrow" Thompson

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