Tommy Atkins (1928 film)

Tommy Atkins
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	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	June 1928 (1928-06)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Tommy Atkins is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Henry Victor and Walter Byron. 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.

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

External links

• Tommy Atkins at IMDb