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Feature film — 1940

Tom Brown's School Days (1940)

7.41h 26mDrama — Family

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.

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Director: Robert Stevenson

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Cast & crew

Cedric Hardwicke as Dr. Thomas Arnold

Cedric Hardwicke

Dr. Thomas Arnold

Freddie Bartholomew as East

Freddie Bartholomew

East

Jimmy Lydon as Tom Brown

Jimmy Lydon

Tom Brown

Josephine Hutchinson as Mrs. Mary Arnold

Josephine Hutchinson

Mrs. Mary Arnold

Billy Halop as Flashman

Billy Halop

Flashman

Polly Moran as Sally Harowell

Polly Moran

Sally Harowell

Hughie Green as Walker Brooke

Hughie Green

Walker Brooke

Ernest Cossart as Squire Brown

Ernest Cossart

Squire Brown

Alec Craig as Old Thomas

Alec Craig

Old Thomas

Gale Storm as Effie

Gale Storm

Effie

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Antoinette Rotche

Tom Brown's Nanny

Lionel Belmore as Tavern Keeper

Lionel Belmore

Tavern Keeper

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