Tom Brown's Schooldays (1916 film)
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Tom Brown's Schooldays is a 1916 British
silent
drama film
directed by Rex Wilson
and starring Joyce Templeton, Jack Coleman and Evelyn Boucher. It is an adaptation of the novel Tom Brown's Schooldays
by Thomas Hughes
. It is set at Rugby School
in the 1830s where Tom Brown encounters the villanous bully Flashman.
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...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
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 Rex Wilson
Rex Wilson (director)
-Selected filmography:* Tom Brown's Schooldays * The Life of Lord Kitchener * Quinneys * Unmarried * Tilly of Bloomsbury * St. Elmo...
and starring Joyce Templeton, Jack Coleman and Evelyn Boucher. It is an adaptation of the novel Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown's Schooldays is a novel by Thomas Hughes. The story is set at Rugby School, a public school for boys, in the 1830s; Hughes attended Rugby School from 1834 to 1842...
by Thomas Hughes
Thomas Hughes
Thomas Hughes was an English lawyer and author. He is most famous for his novel Tom Brown's Schooldays , a semi-autobiographical work set at Rugby School, which Hughes had attended. It had a lesser-known sequel, Tom Brown at Oxford .- Biography :Hughes was the second son of John Hughes, editor of...
. It is set at Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
in the 1830s where Tom Brown encounters the villanous bully Flashman.
Cast
- Joyce Templeton - First Tom Brown
- Jack Coleman - Second Tom Brown
- Jack HobbsJack HobbsSir John Berry "Jack" Hobbs was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches from 1908 to 1930....
- Third Tom Brown - Miss Marley - Mrs. Arnold
- Evelyn Boucher - Cynthia Brown
- Wilfred Benson - Doctor Arnold
- Mr. Daniels - Squire Brown
- Mr. Johnson - Harry East
- Laurie Leslie - Flashman
- E.C. Arundell - Wheelwright
- Mona Damt - Dame Brown
- Eric BarkerEric BarkerEric Leslie Barker born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, was an English comedy actor. He is most remembered for his roles in the popular British Carry On films.-Career:...
- Arthur - Rolf Leslie - Jacob Doodlecalf
- H. Dobell - Benjy
- Mr. Morley - Tadpole
- Mr. Canielli - Slogger Williams