Many Tanks Mr. Atkins

Many Tanks Mr. Atkins
Many Tanks Mr. Atkins
Directed by	Roy William Neill
Based on	John Dighton ; Austin Melford ; J. O. C. Orton ; Reginald Purdell ;
Produced by	Jerome Jackson
Starring	Claude Hulbert ; Reginald Purdell ; Barbara Greene ;
Cinematography	Basil Emmott ; Geoffrey Faithfull ;
Production; company	Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	December 1938;
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Last updated December 28, 2025

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]

Plot summary

The troublesome Private Nutter is posted from regiment to regiment.

Cast

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

↑ BFI.org
↑ Chinbnall p.299

Bibliography

Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.

External links

Many Tanks Mr. Atkins at IMDb

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[1] BFI.org

[2] Chinbnall p.299

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