Boys in Brown

Boys in Brown

Can Bad Boys Make Good?

1949 · 84 min · ★ 6.2 · Crime

Jackie lives in poverty with his widowed mother. In a bid to escape poverty he gets involved in a robbery that sees him sentenced to three years in Borstal where he meets a tough crowd, tougher than anything on the outside.

Directed by Montgomery Tully · Written by Montgomery Tully

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