Mistress Nell Explained

Mistress Nell
Director:	James Kirkwood
Producer:	Adolph Zukor Daniel Frohman
Starring:	Mary Pickford Owen Moore
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Mistress Nell is a 1915 American silent historical adventure film starring Mary Pickford. It is yet another story about Nell Gwyn taken from a Broadway play Mistress Nell that was very successful for stage actress Henrietta Crosman from 1900 to 1902.^[1] This production was produced by Adolph Zukor's production company Famous Players Film Company and released through Paramount Pictures. The film is extant.^[2]

A surviving print is held by Museum of Modern Art.^[3]

Cast

• Mary Pickford as Nell Gwyn
• Owen Moore as King Charles II
• Arthur Hoops as Duke of Buckingham
• Ruby Hoffman as Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth
• Amelia Rose as Orange Moll
• Mr. Henry as Nobleman
• Mr. Rouse as Nobleman
• Mr. Bosch as Nobleman
• Henry S. Koser as Nobleman
• J. Albert Hall
• Nathaniel Sack

unbilled

• Hayward Mack (unknown role)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henrietta Crosman – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB.
2. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MistressNell1915.html Progressive Silent Film List: Mistress Nell
3. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2874/default.html The Library of Congress Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Mistress Nell