Mistress Nell
{{Short description|1915 film by James Kirkwood}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Mistress Nell
| image = Mistress Nell poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = James Kirkwood
| producer = Adolph Zukor
Daniel Frohman
| writer =
| based_on = {{basedon|Mistress Nell|George Cochrane Hazelton}}
| starring = Mary Pickford
Owen Moore
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1915|01|01}}
| runtime = 5 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
Mistress Nell is a 1915 American silent historical adventure film starring Mary Pickford. It is yet another story about Nell Gwyn taken from a Broadway play Mistress Nell that was very successful for stage actress Henrietta Crosman from 1900 to 1902.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/henrietta-crosman-36756|title = Henrietta Crosman – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB}} This production was produced by Adolph Zukor's production company Famous Players Film Company and released through Paramount Pictures. The film is extant.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MistressNell1915.html Progressive Silent Film List: Mistress Nell] at silentera.com
A surviving print is held by Museum of Modern Art.[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2874/default.html The Library of Congress Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Mistress Nell]
Cast
- Mary Pickford as Nell Gwyn
- Owen Moore as King Charles II
- Arthur Hoops as Duke of Buckingham
- Ruby Hoffman as Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth
- Amelia Rose as Orange Moll
- Mr. Henry as Nobleman
- Mr. Rouse as Nobleman
- Mr. Bosch as Nobleman
- Henry S. Koser as Nobleman
- J. Albert Hall
- Nathaniel Sack
unbilled
- Hayward Mack (unknown role)
References
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External links
{{commons category|Mistress Nell}}
- {{IMDb title|id=0005756|title=Mistress Nell}}
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Category:American films based on plays
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Films directed by James Kirkwood Sr.
Category:1910s historical adventure films
Category:American historical adventure films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films set in the 17th century
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Cultural depictions of Charles II of England
Category:Silent historical adventure films
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:English-language historical adventure films
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