When private tutor Thomas Arnold becomes headmaster at an English preparatory school for boys, he puts into place a policy of strict punishment against unruliness and bullying. Arnold finds an ally in Tom Brown, a new student who is secretly subjected to abuse by a group of older boys. He eventually plucks up the courage to lead his fellow classmates in an underground rebellion against their tormentors.
        
        
                
            Directed by:
                        Robert Stevenson                    
        
                
            Starring:
                        Cedric Hardwicke,                        Freddie Bartholomew,                        Jimmy Lydon,                        Josephine Hutchinson,                        Billy Halop,                        Polly Moran