Tommy Atkins (1928 film)
1928 film by Norman Walker
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Tommy Atkins is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Henry Victor and Walter Byron.[1] Based on the eponymous play by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck, it features a romantic drama against the backdrop of the British intervention in The Sudan in the 1880s.
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Directed byNorman Walker
Written byArthur Shirley (play)
Ben Landeck (play)
Eliot Stannard
Ian Hay
Ben Landeck (play)
Eliot Stannard
Ian Hay
CinematographyClaude Friese-Greene
René Guissart
René Guissart
| Tommy Atkins | |
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| Directed by | Norman Walker |
| Written by | Arthur Shirley (play) Ben Landeck (play) Eliot Stannard Ian Hay |
| Starring | Lillian Hall-Davis Henry Victor Walter Byron Shayle Gardner |
| Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene René Guissart |
| Edited by | Sam Simmonds |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
A cleric enlists on learning he loves his brother's sweetheart, saves his life, and finds he is really an Earl.
Cast
- Lillian Hall-Davis as Ruth
- Henry Victor as Victor
- Walter Byron as Harold
- Shayle Gardner as Mason
- Jerrold Robertshaw as Earl
- Pat Courtney as Ruth as a Child
- Leslie Tomlinson as Victor as a Child
- Alfred Leonard as Harold as a Child
