''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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Rex Wilson and starring Joyce Templeton, Jack Coleman and Evelyn Boucher. 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 a novel by Thomas Hughes, published in 1 ...

'' by

Thomas Hughes Thomas Hughes (20 October 1822 – 22 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 atte ...

. It is set at

Rugby School Rugby School is a Public school (United Kingdom), private boarding school for pupils aged 13–18, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire in England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independ ...

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

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) 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 Master", he is widely regarded ...

as Third Tom Brown * Miss Marley as Mrs. Arnold * Evelyn Boucher 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 appeared only in the early films in the series, apart from returning ...

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

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* 1916 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 British historical drama films English-language historical drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub