Movie

Tom Brown's School Days

Released: June 26, 1940 (1940)

Runtime: 86 minutes

Genres: Drama, Family

When private tutor Thomas Arnold becomes headmaster at an English preparatory school for boys, he puts into place a policy of strict punishment against unruliness and bullying. Arnold finds an ally in Tom Brown, a new student who is secretly subjected to abuse by a group of older boys. He eventually plucks up the courage to lead his fellow classmates in an underground rebellion against their tormentors.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Ernest Cossart as Squire Brown
Age at release: 63
Polly Moran as Sally Harowell
Age at release: 56
Alec Craig as Old Thomas
Age at release: 56
Cedric Hardwicke as Dr. Thomas Arnold
Age at release: 47
Josephine Hutchinson as Mrs. Mary Arnold
Age at release: 36
Billy Halop as Flashman
Age at release: 20
Hughie Green as Walker Brooke
Age at release: 20
Gale Storm as Effie
Age at release: 18
Jimmy Lydon as Tom Brown
Age at release: 17
Freddie Bartholomew as East
Age at release: 16

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Harold Entwistle as Dustman
Age at release: 74
Lionel Belmore as Tavern Keeper
Age at release: 73
Barlowe Borland as Grimsby aka Old Grimey
Age at release: 62
Forrester Harvey as Sam the Coachman
Age at release: 56
Frank Mills as School Porter
Age at release: 49
Peter Madden as Jacob
Age at release: 35
Walter Tetley as Student
Age at release: 25
Charles Smith as Diggs
Age at release: 19
Harry Duff as Westcott
Age at release: 15
John 'Uh huh' Collum as Sidney
Age at release: 13
Cullen Johnson as Boy
Age at release: 13
Richard Clucas as Boy
Age at release: 12
Antoinette Rotche as Tom Brown's Nanny
Age at release: Unknown
Rita Carlyle as Maid
Age at release: Unknown
Calvin Ellison as Boy
Age at release: Unknown
Ian Fulton as Old Brodie
Age at release: Unknown
Calvin Leslie as Boy
Age at release: Unknown
Alexander Pollard as Butler
Age at release: Unknown
Tommy Thompson as Boy
Age at release: Unknown
Richard West as Boy
Age at release: Unknown