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The Boys

The Boys

7.8 / 1019622h 3m

Synopsis

A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.

Genre: Crime, Drama

Status: Released

Director: Sidney J. Furie

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Main Cast

Richard Todd

Richard Todd

Victor Webster

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

Montgomery

Dudley Sutton

Dudley Sutton

Stanley Herbert "Stan" Coulter

Ronald Lacey

Ronald Lacey

William Henry "Billy" Herne

Jess Conrad

Jess Conrad

Brian Harold "Barney" Lee

Tony Garnett

James Alan "Ginger" Thompson

Wilfrid Brambell

Wilfrid Brambell

Norman Albert Brewer

Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Judge

David Lodge

David Lodge

Mr. Herne

Patrick Magee

Patrick Magee

Mr. Lee

User Reviews

CinemaSerf

Richard Todd and Robert Morley star in this super courtroom drama with a good solid story and some really deft performances. A nightwatchman is murdered and four troublemaking youths are apprehended by the police and put on trial for the crime. What appears, initially, to be a bit of a fait-accompli develops into an interesting evaluation of social norms and attitudes in early 60s Britain. Todd is incisive as the prosecuting barrister and Morley much less avuncular with his conducting of their defence than is usual for his performances. Dudley Sutton (probably most famous as "Tinker" in the BBC series "Lovejoy" that brought Ian McShane to the fore) is superb, as is Ronald Lacey and Felix Aylmer keeps things on an even keel as the High Court Judge. Definitely worth watching...