Boys in Brown (1950)
Directed by Montgomery Tully
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Social Problem Film, Juvenile Delinquency Film |
Run Time - 85 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Brown is the color of the uniforms worn by the residents of a British borstal (boy's reformatory). Jack Warner plays the governor (warden) of the institution, struggling to maintain an even keel with his tempestuous charges. The film aims for a veneer of reality by using an optical camera device to blend actual backgrounds with studio sets, a special effect that works about half the time. The Boys in Brown was based on a British stage play by Reginald Beckwith. Perhaps it was more effective on stage, where the advanced ages of the "boys" were not quite so detectable.
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British, provincial, reformatory, warden