Nell Gwyn (1926)
- Directed by
- Herbert Wilcox
- Genre
- biographical film, romance film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A silent film about Nell Gwynne, a 17th century actress who became the mistress of King Charles II. It follows her rise from the London stage to the royal court.
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What happens
Nell Gwyn is a 1926 British silent romance film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Dorothy Gish, Randle Ayrton and Juliette Compton. It was based on the 1926 novel Mistress Nell Gwyn by Marjorie Bowen and follows the life of Nell Gwynne, the mistress of Charles II. Wilcox later made a second version of the film in 1934, Nell Gwyn which starred Anna Neagle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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