Tommy Atkins (film)
Encyclopedia
Tommy Atkins is a 1928 British
drama film
directed by Norman Walker
and starring Lillian Hall-Davis
, Henry Victor
and Walter Byron
. It was based on a play by Ian Hay and Ben Landeck. A romantic drama takes place against the backdrop of the British intervention in the Sudan
in the 1880s.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Norman Walker
Norman Walker (director)
-Selected filmography:* Tommy Atkins * The Middle Watch * The Shadow Between * Fires of Fate * The House of Trent * Lilies of the Field * Turn of the Tide * Sunset in Vienna...
and starring Lillian Hall-Davis
Lillian Hall-Davis
Lillian Hall-Davis was a British actress during the silent era.The daughter of a London taxi driver, her films included a part-color version of I Pagliacci , The Passionate Adventure , Quo Vadis , Blighty , The Ring and The Farmer's Wife , the latter two both directed by Alfred Hitchcock...
, Henry Victor
Henry Victor
Henry Victor was an English-born character actor. Raised in Germany, Victor is probably best remembered for his portrayal of the strongman Hercules in Tod Browning's 1932 film Freaks. He originally was a leading figure in UK silent films...
and Walter Byron
Walter Byron (actor)
Walter Byron was an English film actor. He starred opposite Gloria Swanson in the 1929 film Queen Kelly. He appeared in 66 films between 1926 and 1942.-Selected filmography:* Tommy Atkins...
. It was based on a play by Ian Hay and Ben Landeck. A romantic drama takes place against the backdrop of the British intervention in the Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
in the 1880s.
Cast
- Lillian Hall-DavisLillian Hall-DavisLillian Hall-Davis was a British actress during the silent era.The daughter of a London taxi driver, her films included a part-color version of I Pagliacci , The Passionate Adventure , Quo Vadis , Blighty , The Ring and The Farmer's Wife , the latter two both directed by Alfred Hitchcock...
- Ruth - Henry VictorHenry VictorHenry Victor was an English-born character actor. Raised in Germany, Victor is probably best remembered for his portrayal of the strongman Hercules in Tod Browning's 1932 film Freaks. He originally was a leading figure in UK silent films...
- Victor - Walter ByronWalter Byron (actor)Walter Byron was an English film actor. He starred opposite Gloria Swanson in the 1929 film Queen Kelly. He appeared in 66 films between 1926 and 1942.-Selected filmography:* Tommy Atkins...
- Harold - Shayle GardnerShayle Gardner-Selected filmography:* St. Elmo * The Chinese Bungalow * The Three Passions * Three Live Ghosts * Disraeli * The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu * The Lodger * The Love Test...
- Mason - Jerrold RobertshawJerrold Robertshaw-Selected filmography:* The Wandering Jew * Should a Doctor Tell? * Guy Fawkes * Don Quixote * The Arab * She * A Royal Divorce * Huntingtower * Tommy Atkins...
-Earl - Pat Courtney - Ruth as a Child
- Leslie Tomlinson - Victor as a Child
- Alfred Leonard - Harold as a Child