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Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Robert Stevenson
Writing:
- C. Graham Baker
- Frank Cavett
- Gene Towne
Stars:
Release Date: 1940-06-26
7.2/10
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- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 86
School Porter
Sam the Coachman
Dr. Thomas Arnold
Mrs. Mary Arnold
Old Thomas
Squire Brown
Tavern Keeper
Jacob
East
Effie
Flashman
Tom Brown
Sidney
Grimsby aka Old Grimey
Sally Harowell
Student
Diggs
Walker Brooke
Maid
Farmer Jenkins
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