''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' is a 1951 British

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, produced by

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, directed by Gordon Parry and starring

John Howard Davies John Howard Davies (9 March 193922 August 2011)
' ...

Robert Newton Robert Guy Newton (1 June 1905 – 25 March 1956) was an English actor. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the more popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys. Known for hi ...

and James Hayter. It is based on the 1857 novel of the same name by

Thomas Hughes Thomas Hughes (20 October 182222 March 1896) was an English lawyer, judge, politician and author. He is most famous for his novel ''Tom Brown's School Days'' (1857), a semi-autobiographical work set at Rugby School, which Hughes had attended. ...

. For this version,

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was used as a filming location.

Cast

Critical reception

"Isn't quite as good as the 1940 Hollywood adaptation," thought

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; whereas ''

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'' found it "superior in every way to the one made in Hollywood some years back. The quaint customs have an English-cut, at least". ''

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'' applauded the acting of John Howard Davies, Robert Newton and "a standout performance by John Forrest as the sneering, bullying Flashman"; while ''

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'' approved the "solidly carpentered third screen version of Thomas Hughes' famous Rugby story - atmospherically shot on location in the old school itself."

References

External links

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''Tom Brown's Schooldays''
at the website dedicated to

1951 films Films directed by Gordon Parry Films based on Tom Brown's Schooldays British coming-of-age drama films Films scored by Richard Addinsell 1950s coming-of-age drama films 1951 drama films Films shot in Warwickshire Films with screenplays by Noel Langley British drama films British black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films {{1950s-UK-film-stub