| Boys In Brown | |
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Written by | Montgomery Tully |
| Based on | play Boys in Brown by Reginald Beckwith |
| Produced by | Antony Darnborough |
| Starring | Jack Warner Richard Attenborough Dirk Bogarde |
| Cinematography | Cyril Bristow Gordon Lang |
| Edited by | James Needs |
| Music by | Doreen Carwithen |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £94,000 (by 1953)[1] |
Boys in Brown is a 1949 black and white British drama film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde and Jimmy Hanley.[2][3] It was written by Tully based on the 1940 play Boys in Brown by the actor Reginald Beckwith.[4][5]
The film depicts life in a borstal for young offenders. The title comes from the borstal uniform: brown shirt and shorts and a short brown tie.
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