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Tom Brown's School Days

Not Rated
DramaFamily
7.2/10(11 ratings)

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.

06-26-1940
1h 26m
Tom Brown's School Days
Backdrop for Tom Brown's School Days

Main Cast

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Dr. Thomas Arnold

East

Jimmy Lydon

Jimmy Lydon

Tom Brown

Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine Hutchinson

Mrs. Mary Arnold

Billy Halop

Billy Halop

Flashman

Polly Moran

Polly Moran

Sally Harowell

Walker Brooke

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Robert Stevenson

Key Crew

Director:
Robert Stevenson
Producer:
C. Graham Baker
Producer:
Gene Towne
Additional Dialogue:
Robert Stevenson
Screenplay:
Gene Towne

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en