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.

Cedric Hardwicke
as Dr. Thomas Arnold

Freddie Bartholomew
as East

Jimmy Lydon
as Tom Brown

Josephine Hutchinson
as Mrs. Mary Arnold

Billy Halop
as Flashman

Polly Moran
as Sally Harowell

Hughie Green
as Walker Brooke

Ernest Cossart
as Squire Brown

Alec Craig
as Old Thomas

Gale Storm
as Effie
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There is something almost vicarious about this depiction of the trials and tribulations of the young "Tom Brown" (Jimmy Lydon) as he struggles at the famous Rugby school. It's more of an evaluation of his impassioned headmaster "Thomas Arnold" (Sir Cedric Hardwicke in one of his more substantial rol...