Tom Brown's School Days

Name: Tom Brown's School Days
Director: Robert Stevenson
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 1940-06-26
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Cedric Hardwicke, Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Josephine Hutchinson, Billy Halop

Directed by Robert Stevenson

Drama

Family

19401h 26m7.2

Overview

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.