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NELL GWYN – 1926 – DOROTHY GISH – SILENT – RARE DVD
Director: Herbert Wilcox
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
A Character Study… of “Pretty Nell” Gwyn, the charming orange peddler who captured the heart of King Charles II and rose from rags to riches becoming a folk heroine. Dorthy Gish is delightful as Nell Gwyn whose charm and wit captivate the aged King Charles II (Randle Ayrton), propels her to a star in the King’s theatre and wins her influence that she uses to help the common people.
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
A Character Study… of “Pretty Nell” Gwyn, the charming orange peddler who captured the heart of King Charles II and rose from rags to riches becoming a folk heroine. Dorthy Gish is delightful as Nell Gwyn whose charm and wit captivate the aged King Charles II (Randle Ayrton), propels her to a star in the King’s theatre and wins her influence that she uses to help the common people.
