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
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