Tom Brown's School Days (1940)

7.4/10 86 min Drama Family

Overview

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.

Cast

Cedric Hardwicke

Dr. Thomas Arnold

Freddie Bartholomew

East

Jimmy Lydon

Tom Brown

Josephine Hutchinson

Mrs. Mary Arnold

Billy Halop

Flashman

Polly Moran

Sally Harowell

Hughie Green

Walker Brooke

Ernest Cossart

Squire Brown

Alec Craig

Old Thomas

Gale Storm

Effie

Lionel Belmore

Tavern Keeper

Barlowe Borland

Grimsby aka Old Grimey

Rita Carlyle

Maid

John 'Uh huh' Collum

Sidney

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