Harry "Scud" East Regiment in the Second Anglo-Sikh War, where he is wounded. He later emigrates to New Zealand. East also appears in George MacDonald Fraser's "Flashman" series, being held captive in Russia alongside Flashman during the Crimean War in "Flashman at the Charge", and later dying during the Indian Mutiny in "Flashman in the Great Game". Harry "Scud" East Harry "Scud" East is a fictional character in the book "Tom Brown's School Days". He is perhaps the closest friend of Tom Brown. His nickname is Scud because he is so quick on his feet. In the book he is referred to as
Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951 film) Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951 film) Tom Brown's Schooldays is a 1951 British drama film, produced by Brian Desmond Hurst, directed by Gordon Parry and starring John Howard Davies, Robert Newton and James Hayter. It is based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Hughes. For this version, Rugby School was used as a filming location. "Allmovie" found the film "isn't quite as good as the 1940 Hollywood adaptation"; wheres "The New York Times" thought it "superior in every way to the one made in Hollywood some years back. The quaint customs have an English-cut, at least"; while "Variety"