''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' is a 1916 British silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by Rex Wilson and starring Joyce Templeton, Jack Coleman and

Evelyn Boucher Evelyn May Boucher (15 March 1892–5 June 1991) was a British film actress who had a number of leading roles in silent films during the 1910s and 1920s appearing in films such as ''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' and ''The Man Who Bought London'' ...

. It is an adaptation of the 1857 novel ''

Tom Brown's School Days ''Tom Brown's School Days'' (sometimes written ''Tom Brown's Schooldays'', also published under the titles ''Tom Brown at Rugby'', ''School Days at Rugby'', and ''Tom Brown's School Days at Rugby'') is an 1857 novel by Thomas Hughes. The stor ...

'' by

Thomas Hughes Thomas Hughes (20 October 182222 March 1896) was an English lawyer, judge, politician and author. He is most famous for his novel ''Tom Brown's School Days'' (1857), a semi-autobiographical work set at Rugby School, which Hughes had attended. ...

. It is set at

Rugby School Rugby School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. Up ...

in the 1830s where Tom Brown encounters the villainous bully Flashman. It was made at

Catford Studios Catford Studios was a British film studio located in Catford in Southeast London which operated from 1914 to 1921. It was also known as the Windsor Studios. The studio was constructed in 1914, and produced a number of notable films during the Fi ...

Cast

* Joyce Templeton as First Tom Brown * Jack Coleman as Second Tom Brown *

Jack Hobbs Sir John Berry Hobbs (16 December 1882– 21 December 1963), always known as Jack Hobbs, was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930. Known as "The Mast ...

as Third Tom Brown * Miss Marley as Mrs. Arnold *

as Cynthia Brown * Wilfred Benson as Doctor Arnold * Mr. Daniels as Squire Brown * Mr. Johnson as Harry East * Laurie Leslie as Flashman * E.C. Arundell as Wheelwright * Mona Damt as Dame Brown *

Eric Barker Eric Leslie Barker (12 February 1912 – 1 June 1990) was an English comedy actor. He is most remembered for his roles in the popular British ''Carry On'' films, although he only appeared in the early films in the series, apart from returning f ...

as Arthur *

Rolf Leslie Rolf Leslie was a British actor born in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK. Selected filmography * ''Sixty Years a Queen'' (1913) * '' East Lynne'' (1913) * '' Lights of London'' (1914) * ''Jane Shore'' (1915) * '' The Faith of a Child'' (191 ...

as Jacob Doodlecalf * H. Dobell as Benjy * Mr. Morley as Tadpole * Mr. Canielli as Slogger Williams

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* 1916 films British historical drama films British silent feature films 1910s historical drama films Films directed by Rex Wilson Films based on Tom Brown's Schooldays British coming-of-age drama films Films set in England Films shot at Catford Studios British black-and-white films 1916 drama films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent historical drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub