The Nest (1927 film)
{{short description|1927 film by William Nigh}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Nest
| image = The Nest lobby card.jpg
| caption = Lobby card
| director = William Nigh
| producer = Samuel Zierler
| writer = Charles E. Whittaker
| based_on = {{basedon|Les noces d'argent|Paul Géraldy}}
| narrator =
| starring = Pauline Frederick
Holmes Herbert
| music =
| cinematography = John W. Brown
Harry Stradling Sr.
| editing =
| distributor = Excellent Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1927|09|01}}
| runtime = 8 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
}}
The Nest is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by William Nigh starring Pauline Frederick and Holmes Herbert. The screenplay by Charles E. Whittaker is based on the play Les noces d'argent by Paul Géraldy.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/N/Nest1927.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Nest] at silentera.com
Plot
File:The Nest advertisement in The Film Daily, Jan-Jun 1926 (page 1263 crop).jpg
A mother discovers her daughter Susan is marrying an insufferable social-climber. Already horrified by the idea, she also finds out her son Martin has gone into a life of crime. She decides to head to Paris to forget about her domestic troubles. She marries Richard Elliot, the executor of her late husband's estate.[http://www.stanford.edu/~gdegroat/PF/reviews/nest.htm Unsung Divas, The Nest, g.degroat.]
Cast
- Pauline Frederick as Mrs. Hamilton
- Holmes Herbert as Richard Elliot
- Thomas Holding as Archer Hamilton
- Ruth Dwyer as Susan Hamilton
- Reginald Sheffield as Martin Hamilton
- Rolland Flander as Monroe
- Jean Acker as Belle Madison
- Wilfred Lucas as Howard Hardy
Preservation
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb title|id=0018198|title=The Nest}}
{{William Nigh}}
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Category:Films directed by William Nigh
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Silent American drama films
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