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Movie · 1940

Tom Brown's School Days

Released 26 June 1940 More from 1940 → 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.

FR·01

How old were they?

Oldest first
Lionel Belmore
as Tavern Keeper
73
Alec Craig
as Old Thomas
56
Frank Mills
as School Porter
49
Cedric Hardwicke
as Dr. Thomas Arnold
47
Billy Halop
as Flashman
20
Charles Smith
as Diggs
19
Freddie Bartholomew
as East
16
FR·02

The numbers

Computed from the cast above
57years between the oldest and youngest billed
73Lionel Belmore — oldest on the call sheet
16Freddie Bartholomew — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast
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