Nell Gwyn (1926 film)
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| Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by | Marjorie Bowen (novel) Herbert Wilcox |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | Dorothy Gish Randle Ayrton Juliette Compton Sydney Fairbrother |
| Cinematography | Roy F. Overbaugh |
| Edited by | William Hamilton |
Production company | British National Pictures |
| Distributed by | First National Film Distributors Paramount Pictures (US) |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | £20,000 or £22,000 |
| Box office | over £100,000 |
Nell Gwyn is a 1926 British silent 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.