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.

86min
1940
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.6/10

Cast

Cedric Hardwicke profile pictureCedric HardwickeDr. Thomas Arnold
Jimmy Lydon profile pictureJimmy LydonTom Brown
Josephine Hutchinson profile pictureJosephine HutchinsonMrs. Mary Arnold
Billy Halop profile pictureBilly HalopFlashman
Polly Moran profile picturePolly MoranSally Harowell
Hughie Green profile pictureHughie GreenWalker Brooke
Ernest Cossart profile pictureErnest CossartSquire Brown
Alec Craig profile pictureAlec CraigOld Thomas
Lionel Belmore profile pictureLionel BelmoreTavern Keeper
Barlowe Borland profile pictureBarlowe BorlandGrimsby aka Old Grimey
Forrester Harvey profile pictureForrester HarveySam the Coachman
Frank Mills profile pictureFrank MillsSchool Porter
Leonard Willey profile pictureLeonard WilleyFarmer Jenkins

About Tom Brown's School Days

Tom Brown's School Days Overview

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.

Runtime: 86min

Extra details

Original Title: Tom Brown's School Days
Original Language: English
Directed By: Robert Stevenson