Nancy from Nowhere
{{Short description|1922 film by Chester M. Franklin}}
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{{Infobox film
|name = Nancy from Nowhere
|image = Nancy from Nowhere - lantern slide - 1922.jpg
|caption = Lantern slide
|director = Chester Franklin
|producer = Realart
|writer = Katherine Pinkerton
Douglas Z. Doty (adaption)
|based_on = {{based on|Spring Fever|Grace Drew Brown}}
|starring = Bebe Daniels
|cinematography = George J. Folsey
|distributor = Paramount Pictures
|released = {{Film date|1922|1|22}}
|runtime = 50 minutes; 5 reels
|country = United States
|language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
File:Nancy from Nowhere (1922) - 1.jpg
Nancy from Nowhere is a 1922 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Chester Franklin and starring Bebe Daniels. It was produced by Realart Pictures and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/10922 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Nancy from Nowhere] AFI Catalog of Feature Films Retrieved November 18, 2022.[http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/N/NancyFromNowhere1922.html Progressive Silent Film List: Nancy from Nowhere] at silentera.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
Plot
As described in a film magazine,{{cite magazine|title=Reviews: Nancy from Nowhere|magazine=Exhibitors Herald|volume=14|issue=7|page=67|publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company|location=New York City, NY|date=February 11, 1922|url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald14exhi}} Jack Halliday discovers Nancy, a poor young mountain woman, being mistreated by her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly. He takes her to the city where she blossoms into a society bud. However, Nancy returns to her mountain hut because she does not want to ruin his prospects socially by marrying him. Jack follows her back and finds her in the clutches of a villain, which he whips and then runs off with Nancy to the nearest parson to be wed.
Cast
- Bebe Daniels as Nancy
- Eddie Sutherland as Jack Halliday
- Vera Lewis as Mrs. Kelly
- James Gordon as Mr. Kelly
- Myrtle Stedman as Mrs. Halliday
- Alberta Lee as Martha
- Helen Holly as Elizabeth Doane
- Dorothy Hagan as Mrs. Doane
Preservation
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb title|0013426}}
{{Chester Franklin}}
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Category:American silent feature films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Lost American romantic comedy films
Category:1922 romantic comedy films
Category:Films directed by Chester Franklin
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Silent romantic comedy films
Category:Silent American comedy films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:English-language romantic comedy films
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