''Tommy Atkins'' is a 1928 British
silent drama film
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directed by
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and starring
Lillian Hall-Davis
Lillian Hall-Davis (23 June 1898 – 25 October 1933) was an English actress during the silent film era, featured in major roles in English film and a number of German, French and Italian films.
Born Lilian Hall Davis, the daughter of a London ...
,
Henry Victor
Henry Victor (2 October 1892 – 15 March 1945) was an English-born character actor who had his highest profile in the film silent era, he appeared in numerous film roles in Britain, before emigrating to the US in 1939 where he continued ...
and
Walter Byron
Jacob Walter "Wally" Byron (Jacob Valdimar Björnsson;September 2, 1894 – December 22, 1971) was an Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was the goaltender for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian ...
.
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/ref> Based on the eponymous play by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck
Ben Landeck (1864–1928) was a prolific British playwright, who wrote melodramas often in collaboration with Arthur Shirley. Several of his plays were made into early films.
Early life
Landeck was born in London
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, it features a romantic drama against the backdrop of the British intervention in The Sudan
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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
Lillian Hall-Davis (23 June 1898 – 25 October 1933) was an English actress during the silent film era, featured in major roles in English film and a number of German, French and Italian films.
Born Lilian Hall Davis, the daughter of a London ...
as Ruth
* Henry Victor
Henry Victor (2 October 1892 – 15 March 1945) was an English-born character actor who had his highest profile in the film silent era, he appeared in numerous film roles in Britain, before emigrating to the US in 1939 where he continued ...
as Victor
* Walter Byron
Jacob Walter "Wally" Byron (Jacob Valdimar Björnsson;September 2, 1894 – December 22, 1971) was an Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was the goaltender for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian ...
as Harold
* Shayle Gardner
Shayle Gardner (22 August 1890 – 17 May 1945) was an actor from New Zealand actor.
Partial filmography
* '' The Indian Love Lyrics'' (1923)
* '' St. Elmo'' (1923)
* '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1926)
* ''Tommy Atkins'' (1928)
* '' Sailors Don't Ca ...
as Mason
* Jerrold Robertshaw
Jerrold Robertshaw (28 March 1866, in Allerton, West Riding of Yorkshire – 14 February 1941, in London) was a British stage and film actor of the silent era.
Selected filmography
* ''Dombey and Son'' (1917)
* ''Build Thy House'' (1920)
* ...
as Earl
* Pat Courtney as Ruth as a Child
* Leslie Tomlinson as Victor as a Child
* Alfred Leonard as Harold as a Child
References
External links
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1928 films
1920s historical drama films
1920s war drama films
Films shot at British International Pictures Studios
1920s English-language films
Films directed by Norman Walker
British silent feature films
British romantic drama films
British war drama films
British historical drama films
Films set in Sudan
Films set in the 19th century
Films set in the 1880s
British black-and-white films
British historical romance films
1928 romantic drama films
1920s British films
Silent romantic drama films
Silent war drama films
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