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Tom Brown's School Days

Name: Tom Brown's School Days
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 1940-06-26
Cast: Cedric Hardwicke, Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Josephine Hutchinson, Billy Halop

1940 | 86 min | Drama, Family

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: If you count yourself among lovers of period drama and readers who like to compare the book and the screen version, this one's for you. The costumes and settings are a feast on their own. Sits nicely alongside Wonder or A Little Princess. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
The mood: Feel-good.
The pace: Bright and bouncy, at 1 hr 26 min. Done before bedtime.
What might put you off: No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
Made in 1940: an older pace and style.
Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

In 1830s England, Tom Brown attends a rugby boys' school, where his moral and personal growth is formed through friendship, bullying–particularly from the cruel Flashman–and the influence of headmaster Dr Thomas Arnold.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerWeak
$110K worldwide
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Robert Stevenson

Cedric HardwickeDr. Thomas Arnold
Freddie BartholomewEast
Jimmy LydonTom Brown
Josephine HutchinsonMrs. Mary Arnold
Billy HalopFlashman
Polly MoranSally Harowell
Hughie GreenWalker Brooke
Ernest CossartSquire Brown
Alec CraigOld Thomas
Gale StormEffie