Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
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.
- Date of release
- 1940-06-26
- TMDB
- 7.4 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Director
- Robert Stevenson
Casting
- 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
- Antoinette Rotche — Tom Brown's Nanny
- Lionel Belmore — Tavern Keeper
Interesting facts
- Based on: Tom Brown's School Days
Tom Brown's School Days is a 1940 American coming-of-age drama film about a teenage boy's experiences at Rugby School, Warwickshire in the early 19th century under the reforming headmastership of Thomas Arnold. It stars Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Freddie Bartholomew and Jimmy Lydon in the title role. The film was based on the 1857 novel, Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas Hughes.
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