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Tom Brown's School Days

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Dr. Thomas Arnold (Cedric Hardwicke) is the newest headmaster at the once-prestigious Rugby School, which has seen its reputation falter due to the behavior of its students. Although much of the public is against Arnold's reform efforts, Squire Brown (Ernest Cossart) supports him, and even sends his son, Tom (Jimmy Lydon), to the school. As Tom struggles to overcome the bullying from the other boys, Arnold works at changing the very culture of the school and its pupils.
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butterfly2507 02/07/2024 so many unlikeable characters. See more 06/16/2021 Best movie of all time. Amazing masterpiece. How many oscars did this win? See more 10/30/2012 Best version. Classic See more 06/24/2012 Sometimes slow paced, but an endearing cinematic version of the book. See more 08/10/2010 I came across this in a massive box set I picked up cheap and I thought I wouldn't like this but this is a terrific movie. See more 01/27/2010 Another great classic of the trials and triumphs of life in a public boys school. See more Read all reviews
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Robert Stevenson

Director

Cedric Hardwicke

Dr. Thomas Arnold

Jimmy Lydon

Tom Brown

Freddie Bartholomew

East

Josephine Hutchinson

Mrs. Mary Arnold

Billy Halop

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Synopsis Dr. Thomas Arnold (Cedric Hardwicke) is the newest headmaster at the once-prestigious Rugby School, which has seen its reputation falter due to the behavior of its students. Although much of the public is against Arnold's reform efforts, Squire Brown (Ernest Cossart) supports him, and even sends his son, Tom (Jimmy Lydon), to the school. As Tom struggles to overcome the bullying from the other boys, Arnold works at changing the very culture of the school and its pupils.
Director
Robert Stevenson
Producer
Gene Towne, C. Graham Baker
Production Co
The Play's the Thing Productions Inc.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 27, 1940, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 26m
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