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Nell Gwyn is a 1926 British 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 Gwynn which starred Anna Neagle.
Original Release
01/02/1926
US Release
07/18/1926
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dorothy Gish | Nell Gwyn |
| Randle Ayrton | Charles II |
| Juliette Compton | Lady Castlemaine |
| Sydney Fairbrother | Mrs. Gwyn |
| Donald Macardle | Duke of Monmouth |
| Johnny Butt | Samuel Pepys |
| Gibb McLaughlin | Duke of York |
| Judd Green | Toby Clinker |
| Edward Sorley | Dickon |
| Forrester Harvey | Charles Hart |
Directors
Writers
Herbert Wilcox, Joseph Shearing, J.W. McConaughty
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dorothy Gish | Nell Gwyn |
| Randle Ayrton | Charles II |
| Juliette Compton | Lady Castlemaine |
| Sydney Fairbrother | Mrs. Gwyn |
| Donald Macardle | Duke of Monmouth |
| Johnny Butt | Samuel Pepys |
| Gibb McLaughlin | Duke of York |
| Judd Green | Toby Clinker |
| Edward Sorley | Dickon |
| Forrester Harvey | Charles Hart |
| Fred Rains | Earl of Shaftesbury |
| Rolf Leslie | Evelyn |
| Aubrey Fitzgerald | Tom Killigrew |
| Tom Coventry | Innkeeper |
| Booth Conway | Messenger |
| Dorinea Shirley | Maid |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Herbert Wilcox | Producer |
