Many Tanks Mr. Atkins is a 1938 British comedy war film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Claude Hulbert, Reginald Purdell and Barbara Greene.[1]
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| Directed by | Roy William Neill |
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| Produced by | Jerome Jackson |
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Production company | Warner Brothers-First National Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was made as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers at the company's Teddington Studios in London.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Proud.
Plot summary
editThe troublesome Private Nutter is posted from regiment to regiment.
Cast
edit- Claude Hulbert as Claude Fishlock
- Reginald Purdell as Pete Nutter
- Barbara Greene as Rosemary Edghill
- Davy Burnaby as Lord Fishlock
- Frederick Burtwell as Colonel Edghill
- Jack Melford as Captain Torrent
- Arthur Hambling as Sergeant Major Hornett
- Edward Lexy as Sergeant Butterworth
- Edmund Breon as Colonel
- Ralph Truman as Zanner
- Dorothy Seacombe as Mrs Hornett
References
editBibliography
edit- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
External links
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