Tommy Atkins is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Henry Victor and Walter Byron. 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 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 as Ruth Henry Victor as Victor Walter Byron as Harold Shayle Gardner as Mason Jerrold Robertshaw 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 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