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Movie · 1951

Tom Brown's Schooldays

Released 17 April 1951 More from 1951 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Robert Newton
as Thomas Arnold
45
James Hayter
as Old Thomas
43
Michael Ward
as Master
42
Michael Hordern
as Wilkes
39
John Howard Davies
as Tom Brown
12
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
33years between the oldest and youngest billed
45Robert Newton — oldest on the call sheet
12John Howard Davies — youngest billed
36average age of the credited cast
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