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Not the Hollywood Version
If the picture on the slipcase is correct, this tape is not the American version with Freddy Bartholomew as Scud East. It's the British with John Howard Davies as Tom Brown. JH Davies played Oliver Twist in the David Lean film of the novel. He may have been a good kid actor, but he's altogether too delicate to be a credible Tom Brown, especially in the fight with Flashman. For the differences between the two, check Amazon's Internet Movie Database. There's usually a link at the bottom of the page. If one interested, it might be good idea to buy it since it's not as well known and may not available on home video later.

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Billy Halop steals the show!
This is the film that made me a Billy Halop fan. He plays Flashman, the villain of the film, who constantly tortures Tom throughout his stay in the film. Halop seems to be so ignored anymore in print and it's a shame. He was the greatest of the Dead End Kids and any film with an appearance by him is that much better. Tom is played to naive perfection by Jimmy Lydon and a teenaged Freddie Bartholomew is his buddy, East. Sir Cedric Hardwicke rounds out the cast and there's an appearance by Polly Moran, who, if I'm not mistaken, was also featured in the lost Lon Chaney silent film, "London After Midnight". TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS is one of the all time great films about growing up - but be sure this 1940 version is the one you get; there was a remake in the 50's. You won't regret it!

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