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The Fortune of Christina McNab (1921)

The Fortune of Christina McNab poster
Directed by
W. P. Kellino
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman tries to get rich quickly through a series of schemes. The story follows her comedic adventures as she pursues wealth.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulbreezyold-fashionedcheerfulquick-paced

What happens

The Fortune of Christina McNab is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Nora Swinburne, David Hawthorne and Francis Lister. It was made at Lime Grove Studios, based on a 1901 novel by Sarah Broom Macnaughtan. It was one in a series of get-rich-quick comedies made by Kellino, of which this is amongst the best known. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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