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Robert Newton as Private Bill Sykes in the 1951 production of Soldiers Three. An adaptation of Kipling's work the film starred Walter Pidgeon, Stewart Granger, and David Niven in addition to Newton.

Probably best known for his portrayal of pirate Long John Silver in the 1950 production of Treasure Island Newton's character in Soldiers Three bears the same name - with a slight variation in spelling - that his notorious character did in David Lean's 1948 production of Oliver Twist - Bill Sikes.

Black and White Publicity Still
8 inches by 10 inches (28cm x 18cm)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
United States
1951

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