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The Boys

  • 19621962
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
602
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The Boys (1962)
CrimeDrama
In 1962 London, four troublesome teenagers are charged by the police with robbing a garage and murdering the night watchman.In 1962 London, four troublesome teenagers are charged by the police with robbing a garage and murdering the night watchman.In 1962 London, four troublesome teenagers are charged by the police with robbing a garage and murdering the night watchman.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
602
YOUR RATING
    • Sidney J. Furie
    • Stuart Douglass(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Todd
    • Robert Morley
    • Dudley Sutton
    • Sidney J. Furie
    • Stuart Douglass(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Todd
    • Robert Morley
    • Dudley Sutton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    The Boys (1962)
    Robert Morley, Patrick Newell, and Richard Todd in The Boys (1962)
    The Boys (1962)
    David Lodge, Patrick Magee, Betty Marsden, and Rita Webb in The Boys (1962)
    Hilda Fenemore and Tony Garnett in The Boys (1962)
    Jess Conrad, Patrick Magee, and Rita Webb in The Boys (1962)
    Wensley Pithey in The Boys (1962)
    Olga Dickie in The Boys (1962)
    Tony Garnett in The Boys (1962)
    Jess Conrad, Tony Garnett, and Dudley Sutton in The Boys (1962)
    Mavis Villiers in The Boys (1962)
    Carol White and Pauline Chamberlain in The Boys (1962)

    Top cast

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    Richard Todd
    Richard Todd
    • Victor Webster
    Robert Morley
    Robert Morley
    • Montgomery
    Dudley Sutton
    Dudley Sutton
    • Stan Coulter
    Ronald Lacey
    Ronald Lacey
    • Billy Herne
    Tony Garnett
    • Ginger Thompson
    Jess Conrad
    Jess Conrad
    • Barney Lee
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • The Judge…
    Wilfrid Brambell
    Wilfrid Brambell
    • Robert Brewer
    • (as Wilfred Bramble)
    Colin Gordon
    Colin Gordon
    • Gordon Lonsdale
    Kenneth J. Warren
    • George Tanner
    Allan Cuthbertson
    Allan Cuthbertson
    • Randolph St. John
    • (as Alan Cuthbertson)
    Wensley Pithey
    • Mr. Coulter
    • (as Wensley Pithey/Wensley Athey)
    Roy Kinnear
    Roy Kinnear
    • Mark Salmon
    Patrick Magee
    Patrick Magee
    • Mr. Lee
    David Lodge
    David Lodge
    • Mr. Herne
    Mavis Villiers
    Mavis Villiers
    • Celia Barker
    Betty Marsden
    • Mrs. Herne
    Laurence Hardy
    Laurence Hardy
    • Patmore
      • Sidney J. Furie
      • Stuart Douglass(original screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jess Conrad has said in interviews that Sidney J. Furie told "The Boys" to tear up the script, and improvise their dialogue.
    • Goofs
      The events leading to the trial are said on numerous occasions throughout the film to have taken place on a Thursday, January 15, 1962. January 15, 1962 was actually a Monday.
    • Quotes

      Montgomery: Now then, when you first saw these boys, what was your impression?

      Bus conductor: I don't know what you mean.

      Montgomery: I mean what sort of people did they seem to be, Mr Salmon? Milkmen, postmen, politicians?

      Bus conductor: Teddy boys.

      Montgomery: What do you mean by 'teddy boys'?

      Bus conductor: Well, they dressed like teddy boys and they behaved like teddy boys.

    • Alternate versions
      The 2009 DVD master seems to come from a TV master. The movie is cropped to a ratio 1:1.77 with some strong anamorphic deformations. Also the nude calendar presented at the trial is blurred.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Talkies: The Boys Reunion (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Main Theme
      (uncredited)

      Written by Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch & Hank B. Marvin

      Played by The Shadows

    User reviews26

    Review
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    Featured review
    8/10
    Misunderstood
    When I saw this film a couple of nights ago on late night TV I was struck by how much it captured the spirit of a time when I was a boy a little younger than 'The Boys' in the film

    The Boys in question are four teenagers charged with murder of an elderly night watchman during a robbery.

    Several social issues are 'on trial' Firstly, the generation gap. This was a time when 'teenagers' were a new concept in Britain (the four are described disparagingly by their elders as 'teddy boys'), and this perception his used by the defence to show that teenagers are harshly judged by their elders.

    The four in question are rowdy and ill mannered enough but rather too well spoken for real working class teenagers (particularly teen idol of the day Jess Conrad). However their plight is gripping enough to hold the interest of the viewer.

    In England in 1962 a) an 18 year old could hang for murder but not a younger accomplice (one of the most notorious incidents of the time was the hanging of 18 year old Derek Bentley - 1956 - while his younger accomplice who fired the fatal shot, could not be hanged) b) some types of murder - killing during a the commission of a crime - were capital, others not.

    The film points up these anomalies and was making a serious social criticism at the time.

    The film is a believable portrayal of poor lads on a night out that went disastrously wrong and has a nice little twist in the tail

    Worth hanging about to see this one - 8 out of 10
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    • Release date
      • September 1962 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Soho, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Galaworldfilm Productions
      • Atlas Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 3 minutes
      • Black and White

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