''Tommy Atkins'' is a 1928 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 Norman Walker 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–American character actor who had his highest profile in the film silent era, he appeared in numerous film roles in his native Britain, before emigrating to the United States ...

and Walter Byron.BFI.org
/ref> 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 Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethio ...

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

as Ruth *

as Victor * Walter Byron as Harold *

Shayle Gardner Shayle Gardner (22 August 1890 – 17 May 1945) was a New Zealand actor. Partial filmography * '' The Indian Love Lyrics'' (1923) * '' St. Elmo'' (1923) * '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1926) * ''Tommy Atkins'' (1928) * '' Sailors Don't Care'' (1928) ...

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

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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 Silent 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 English-language romantic drama films English-language war drama films English-language historical drama films {{1920s-romantic-drama-film-stub