Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005 film) when Flashman is expelled after a fight with Tom in which he used brass knuckles. For scenes shot on location, all pupil roles that were not leads were played by real Rugby School students. The school all but ground to a halt for a fortnight as a large portion of the school grounds were used for shooting and the majority of male pupils were involved in taking part as extras. Extensive cosmetic remodelling took place in some parts of the school so as to render the set historically accurate. For example, a convincing artificial well was constructed in the Old
Tom Brown (police officer) Tom Brown (police officer) Thomas Archibald Brown (1889–1959), known as "Big Tom", was police chief of St. Paul, Minnesota in the 1930s. During his time in office he presided over a period of unprecedented corruption in which he assisted several major criminals, notably the Barker-Karpis gang and John Dillinger. He was eventually dismissed as chief, but retained a senior role in the Kidnap Squad, during which he continued to assist criminals. Later he was demoted to detective, in which role he was involved in the killing of Homer Van Meter. Though finally dismissed from the force, he was never successfully