When Tom Brown arrives at Rugby boarding school, he’s mercilessly tormented by the school’s evil bully Flashman. With the help of his friend East, plucky Brown devises a plan to get back at Flashman; in the meantime, he’s asked to look out for a timid new student, whose life is accidentally put in peril during a school race.
John Howard Davies
as Tom Brown
Robert Newton
as Thomas Arnold
James Hayter
as Old Thomas
John Charlesworth
as East
John Forrest
as Flashman
Michael Hordern
as Wilkes
Max Bygraves
as Coach Guard
Francis de Wolff
as Squire Brown
Amy Veness
as Mrs. Wixie
Brian Worth
as Judd
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John Howard Davies - probably most famous for his portrayal of orphan "Oliver Twist" in David Lean's classic - is a little too weedy, for me, as the title character in this adaptation of Thomas Hughes' story about a young boy sent to the prestigious Rugby School in the 1830's where he encounters bul...