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Director
  
Sidney J. Furie

Music by
  
The Shadows

Duration
  

Language
  
English

7.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Crime, Drama

Cinematography
  
Gerald Gibbs

Country
  
United Kingdom

The Boys (1962 British film) movie poster

Release date
  
September 1962 (UK)

Writer
  
Stuart Douglass (original screenplay)

Cast
  
Richard Todd
(Victor Webster),
Robert Morley
(Montgomery),
Dudley Sutton
(Stan Coulter),
Ronald Lacey
(Billy Herne),
Jess Conrad
(Barney Lee),
Tony Garnett
(Ginger Thompson)

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The Boys is a 1962 British courtroom drama film, directed by Sidney J. Furie and with a screenplay by Stuart Douglass.

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Plot

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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.

Cast

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  • Richard Todd - Victor Webster, prosecuting counsel
  • Robert Morley - Montgomery, defence counsel
  • Dudley Sutton - Stan Coulter
  • Ronald Lacey - Billy Herne
  • Tony Garnett - Ginger Thompson
  • Jess Conrad - Barney Lee
  • Felix Aylmer - The Judge
  • Wilfrid Brambell - Robert Brewer (as Wilfred Bramble)
  • Roy Kinnear - Mark Samuel (bus conductor)
  • Allan Cuthbertson - Randolph St. John (as Alan Cuthbertson)
  • Colin Gordon - Gordon Lonsdale
  • Wensley Pithey - Mr. Coulter (as Wensley Athey)
  • Kenneth J. Warren - George Tanner
  • Patrick Magee - Mr. Lee
  • David Lodge - Mr. Herne
  • Mavis Villiers - Celia Barker
  • Betty Marsden - Mrs. Herne
  • Laurence Hardy - Patmore
  • Charles Morgan - Samuel Wallace
  • Carol White - Evelyn May
  • Patrick Newell - Crowhurst
  • Rita Webb - Mrs. Lee
  • Tom Chatto - Morris
  • Harold Scott - Caldwell
  • George Moon - Mr. Champneys
  • Hilda Fenemore - Mrs. Thompson (as Hilda Fennemore)
  • Lloyd Lamble - Inspector Larner
  • Noel Dyson - Mrs. Thompson

    • Uncredited

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  • Pauline Chamberlain - Woman in Pub Scene
  • Olga Dickie - Mrs. Coulter
  • Ian Fleming
  • Kevin Stoney - Police Inspector who is quizzed by QCS at the Trial
  • Brian Weske - Club Announcer
  • Ian Wilson

    • Soundtrack

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    The Shadows composed four songs for the film that were released as an EP.

    Critical reception

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  • bbc.co.uk called it an "innovative kitchen-sink drama charting the rise of teenage gang culture."
  • TV Guide noted "good performances all around, but the effect is muddled by a complicated flashback structure."
  • AllMovie wrote "The Boys benefits from Furie's dextrous use of flashbacks during the testimony scenes."

    • References

    The Boys (1962 British film) Wikipedia
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