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  • The Outsider (1948)
  • 97 min | Drama
The Outsider (1948)
97 min | Drama

Jack Read, a working-class boy, wins a scholarship to a public school as part of a post-World War II experiment in bringing boys of different social classes together. He meets much snobbery along the way as he strives to earn acceptance ...See moreJack Read, a working-class boy, wins a scholarship to a public school as part of a post-World War II experiment in bringing boys of different social classes together. He meets much snobbery along the way as he strives to earn acceptance from his fellow students and some of the teaching staff. Written by ledostef, blackpool See less
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Director
Writers
Warren Chetham Strode (play) (screenplay) | Bernard Miles (screenplay) | Roy Boulting (screenplay: in association with)
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Updated Oct 21, 1948

Release date
Apr 30, 1949 (United States)

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42 cast members
Name Known for
Richard Attenborough
Jack Read - The Boy Jack Read - The Boy   See fewer
Sheila Sim
Lynne Hartley - The Housemaster's Daughter Lynne Hartley - The Housemaster's Daughter   See fewer
Bernard Miles
Mr. Read - Jack's Father Mr. Read - Jack's Father   See fewer
Cecil Trouncer
Lloyd Hartley M.A. - The Housemaster Lloyd Hartley M.A. - The Housemaster   See fewer
Robert Flemyng
Nigel Lorraine - The House Tutor Nigel Lorraine - The House Tutor   See fewer
Edith Sharpe
Mrs. Hartley - The Housemaster's Wife Mrs. Hartley - The Housemaster's Wife   See fewer
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Read - Jack's Mother Mrs. Read - Jack's Mother   See fewer
Timothy Bateson
Ronald Lacey (as Tim Bateson) Ronald Lacey (as Tim Bateson)   See fewer
Clive Baxter
Gregory Gregory   See fewer
Basil Cunard
Buckton Buckton   See fewer
Brenda Hogan
Lorna Beckett Lorna Beckett   See fewer
Herbert Lomas
Sir James Corfield Sir James Corfield   See fewer
Anthony Newley
Miles Minor Miles Minor   See fewer
Anthony Nicholls
Mr. Stringer Mr. Stringer   See fewer
Wally Patch
Uncle Percy Uncle Percy   See fewer
Oscar Quitak
David Tracey David Tracey   See fewer
Kynaston Reeves
The Bishop The Bishop   See fewer
Peter Reynolds
Grimmett Grimmett   See fewer
Olive Sloane
Aunt Mabel Aunt Mabel   See fewer
Tony Wager
Bert (as Anthony Wager) Bert (as Anthony Wager)   See fewer
Percy Walsh
Alec Stevens Alec Stevens   See fewer
Norman Watson
Fanshaw Fanshaw   See fewer
Jack Armstrong
Man at School Dance (uncredited) Man at School Dance (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Brailsford
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Daniel Brown
Man at Train Station (uncredited) Man at Train Station (uncredited)   See fewer
George Bryden
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Cooney
Bit part (uncredited) Bit part (uncredited)   See fewer
Ambrose Day
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Desmond
Young Man at Christmas Meal (uncredited) Young Man at Christmas Meal (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Hagan
Man At School Dance (uncredited) Man At School Dance (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Hart
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Judd
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
James Kenney
Pupil (uncredited) Pupil (uncredited)   See fewer
Judy Manning
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael McKeag
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack McNaughton
Station Porter (uncredited) Station Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Desmond Newling
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Colin Stroud
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Digby Wolfe
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
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