The Boys (1962 British film)
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| Directed by | Sidney J. Furie |
| Written by | Stuart Douglass |
| Produced by | Sidney J. Furie |
| Starring | Richard Todd Robert Morley Felix Aylmer |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Edited by | Jack Slade |
| Music by | The Shadows |
Production companies | Atlas Productions Galaworldfilm Productions |
| Distributed by | Gala Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date | September 1962 (UK) |
Running time | 123 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Boys is a 1962 British courtroom drama film, directed by Sidney J. Furie and with a screenplay by Stuart Douglass.[1]
Plot
Four youths, described frequently as teddy boys, are on trial for the murder of a garage night watchman. Witnesses and the accused give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, a dispiriting and frustrating evening out in London. Flashbacks of the teenagers' insecure and sometimes alienated lives contrast strongly with the austere legality of the courtroom as, by degrees, the truth emerges.
Cast
- 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. Coulter
Uncredited
- 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
The Shadows composed four songs for the film that were released as an EP.
Critical reception
- bbc.co.uk called it an "innovative kitchen-sink drama charting the rise of teenage gang culture." [2]
- TV Guide noted "good performances all around, but the effect is muddled by a complicated flashback structure." [3]
- AllMovie wrote "The Boys benefits from Furie's dextrous use of flashbacks during the testimony scenes." [4]
Legacy
On 17 September 2017, the 55th anniversary of the film's release, the three surviving "boys", Conrad, Garnett and Sutton, met for a reunion showing of the film at Elstree Studios where the courtroom scenes were filmed. It was explained at the Q&A section of the event that this was the first time any of the four had met since the film was made.[5]
External links
- The Boys at IMDb
- The Boys at Rotten Tomatoes
References
- ^ "The Boys (1962) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "The Summer of British Film - The Boys". BBC. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "The Boys Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for The Boys | TVGuide.com". Movies.tvguide.com. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "The Boys (1962) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ http://talkingpicturestv.co.uk/video/boys-event-elstree-studios/