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Nell Gwyn( 1926)

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Overview

An actress becomes the king's mistress and persuades him to convert the palace to a serviceman's home.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Dorothy Gish

      Nell Gwyn

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      Randle Ayrton

      Charles II

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      Juliette Compton

      Lady Castlemaine

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      Sydney Fairbrother

      Mrs. Gwyn

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      Donald Macardle

      Duke of Monmouth

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      Johnny Butt

      Samuel Pepys

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      Gibb McLaughlin

      Duke of York

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      Judd Green

      Toby Clinker

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      Edward Sorley

      Dickon

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      Forrester Harvey

      Charles Hart

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      Fred Rains

      Earl of Shaftesbury

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      Rolf Leslie

      Evelyn

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      Aubrey Fitzgerald

      Tom Killigrew

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      Tom Coventry

      Innkeeper

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      Booth Conway

      Messenger

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      Dorinea Shirley

      Maid

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 2022
    This is quite an entertaining romp with Dorothy Gish playing the eponymous orange seller who captivates and captures the heart of King Charles II (Randle Ayrton) much to the chagrin of one of his other "companions" - Juliette Compton ("Lady Castlemaine") and of his ill-fated brother James, Duke of York (Gibb McLaughlin). Some of this borders on the burlesque with an enjoyable, and occasionally provocative, bawdiness from the star that would surely have challenged the censors had it been made just a few years later. Aside from providing this rather rakish King with some pleasures of the flesh, s...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • biography
    • mistress
    • king
    • restoration