Nell Gwyn (1926 film)
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| Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by |
Marjorie Bowen (novel) Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring |
Dorothy Gish Randle Ayrton Juliette Compton Sydney Fairbrother |
| Cinematography | Roy F. Overbaugh |
| Edited by | William Hamilton |
Production company |
British National Pictures |
| Distributed by |
First National Film Distributors Paramount Pictures (US) |
Release dates | 18 July 1926 (US) |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Nell Gwyn is a 1926 British romance film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Dorothy Gish, Randle Ayrton and Juliette Compton.[1] It was based on the 1926 novel Mistress Nell Gwyn by Marjorie Bowen[2] and follows the life of Nell Gwynne the mistress of Charles II. Wilcox later made a second version of the film in 1934 Nell Gwynn which starred Anna Neagle.[3]
Cast
- Dorothy Gish - Nell Gwyn
- Randle Ayrton - Charles II
- Juliette Compton - Lady Castlemaine
- Sydney Fairbrother - Mrs. Gwyn
- Donald Macardle - Duke of Monmouth
- Johnny Butt - Samuel Pepys
- Gibb McLaughlin - Duke of York
- Judd Green - Toby Clinker
- Edward Sorley - Dickon
- Forrester Harvey - Charles Hart
- Fred Rains - Earl of Shaftesbury
- Rolf Leslie - Evelyn
- Aubrey Fitzgerald - Tom Killigrew
- Tom Coventry - Innkeeper
- Booth Conway - Messenger
- Dorinea Shirley - Maid
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "Whatever may be the shortcomings of English motion picture producers. If they can put together other pictures as simply and with as much dramatic effect as this story of Nell Gwyn they should have no difficulty obtaining a showing for them anywhere. The story moves quickly and surely, with nothing to strain one's credulity, and the acting of Miss Gish and Randie Ayrton, who takes the part of Charles, is excellent. So is that of Juliette Compton as Lady Castlemaine. The immorality of the period is suggested without being offensive, and for the second time this Summer a good picture has not been spoiled by prudery. The titles are unusually good and frequently amusing, that dear old gossip Pepys being resorted to for purposes of verisimilitude." [4]
References
- ↑ "Nell Gwyn A Character Study (1925)". BFI.
- ↑ Nell Gwyn: A Decoration, by Marjorie Bowen, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1926. This book was not written under the pen name, Joseph Shearing
- ↑ "Nell Gwyn (1926) - Herbert Wilcox - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D04E6DF173BE233A2575AC1A9619C946795D6CF
Bibliography
- Street, Sarah. Transatlantic crossings: British feature films in the United States. Continuum International Publishing, 2002.
External links
- Nell Gwyn at the Internet Movie Database