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Harry "Scud" East is a fictional character in the bookTom 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 East.
In the 1940 Hollywood film,Tom Brown's School Days, East is played by the child starFreddie Bartholomew. In theITV adaption ofTom Brown's Schooldays starringStephen Fry asDr. Arnold andAlex Pettyfer asTom Brown,Harry Michell portrays East.
In the 1861 novelTom Brown at Oxford – a direct sequel toTom Brown's School Days – East has joined the Army and serves with the (fictional) 101st Regiment in theSecond Anglo-Sikh War, where he is wounded. He later emigrates to New Zealand.
East also appears inGeorge MacDonald Fraser'sFlashman series, being held captive in Russia alongside Flashman during theCrimean War inFlashman at the Charge, and later dying during the Indian Mutiny inFlashman in the Great Game.
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