Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951 film) applauded the acting of John Howard Davies, Robert Newton and especially "a standout performance by John Forrest as the sneering, bullying Flashman"; and "Time Out" approved of a "soldily carpentered third screen version of Thomas Hughes' famous Rugby story - atmospherically shot on location in the old school itself." 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
The Tale of Tom Kitten following year, in October 1908, "The Tale of Samuel Whiskers" was published, which again featured Tom Kitten, as well as his mother and sisters. "Tom Kitten's Painting Book" was published in June 1917 with a cover by Potter depicting Tom standing at an easel, paint brush in hand. It was the second of Potter's three painting books for children, following "Peter Rabbit's Painting Book" of 1911 and preceding "Jemima Puddle-Duck's Painting Book" of 1925. The books were composed of pairs of pictures with short, appropriate texts at the foot of each page. When the book was opened, the fully coloured