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The Boys

  • 19621962
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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The Boys (1962)
  • Crime
  • Drama
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
569
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  • Director
    • Sidney J. Furie
  • Writer
    • Stuart Douglass(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Todd
    • Robert Morley
    • Dudley Sutton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sidney J. Furie
  • Writer
    • Stuart Douglass(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Todd
    • Robert Morley
    • Dudley Sutton
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    • 24User 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)

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

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    After the night watchman of a garage is found murdered, 4 young men are arrested and put on trial. Under cross-examination, suspects and witnesses give differing accounts of the same incidents that led up to the crime. After re-examining the suspects' statements, the prosecuting counsel finally learns the truth. —mike.wilson6@btinternet.com
    • london england
    • 1960s
    • year 1962
    • teenager
    • gang
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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 reviews24

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    The Young Ones
    Having just directed Cliff Richard in 'The Young Ones' (in which Robert Morley had already lamented that youngsters those days routinely carried coshes and flick knives), director Sidney Furie continued to show the potential that would soon find full expression in 'The Ipcress File' adroitly juggling flashbacks and a wide screen crammed with familiar faces like Wilfred Brambell (already playing a seventy year-old) and youngsters like Tony Garnett (who later produced 'Cathy Come Home' with fellow cast member Carol White and died this year aged 83).

    Made with the routine excellence of it's time taken for granted by critics of the day, but acclaimed in 2021 by Simon Heffer - of all people - as "not only a magnificent kitchen sink, but one of the finest films of the whole era". At the time the treatment seemed harshly contemporary but today seems charmingly old-fashioned; taking us back to an era when London was still pockmarked with bombsites, Surrey Quays was still called 'Surrey Docks', the local pictures was playing 'Hungry for Love', with Simone Signoret, girls wore beehives, lads shaved with safety razors and wore a jacket and tie for a night out. And the judge wore a black cap to pronounce that the miscreant in the dock was for the Eight O'Clock Walk.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 1962 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Băieţii
    • Filming locations
      • Soho, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Galaworldfilm Productions
      • Atlas Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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