Tom Brown's Schooldays

⭐ Featured Review

"This is the first of half a dozen adaptations for the big and little screens of Thomas Hughes fictionalized memoirs of Rugby school. It certainly covers more of the story than the 1940 RKO version; it includes the subplot of Tom's sister who marries without his father's consent. It is well performed by its cast in the style of the period, with all the boys -- most of whom are considerably older than their characters -- trying to be manly. The weakness in this feature, however, is one common to many early screen adaptations: it presupposes the audience's familiarity with the boo..."