The Boys


2h 3m 1963

Film Details

Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
Jan 1963
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Atlas Productions; Galaworldfilm Productions
Distribution Company
Screen Entertainment Co.
Country
United Kingdom
Location
London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 3m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

Synopsis

In London, working-class youths Stan Coulter, Barney Lee, Billy Herne, and Ginger Thompson are accused of murdering an elderly garage attendant and stealing 15 shillings from his cash box. During their trial at the Old Bailey, prosecution attorney Victor Webster calls numerous witnesses who describe the teenagers as reckless Teddy boys who planned the robbery, a factor that makes the offense capital. Defense counsel Lewis Montgomery in turn provides persuasive arguments that conflict with the views of the Crown witnesses. Webster, himself beginning to doubt the boys' guilt, traps Stan into a confession. Stan receives the death sentence; juveniles Barney and Billy are convicted as accomplices; and Ginger is acquitted.

Film Details

Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
Jan 1963
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Atlas Productions; Galaworldfilm Productions
Distribution Company
Screen Entertainment Co.
Country
United Kingdom
Location
London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 3m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

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Trivia

Notes

Location scenes filmed in and around London. Opened in London in September 1962.

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1963

CinemaScope

Released in United States 1963