Nelson (1926 film)
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Directed by | Walter Summers |
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Produced by | H. Bruce Woolfe |
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Cinematography | Jack Parker |
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Distributed by | New Era Films |
Release date | 14 September 1926 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Nelson is a silent 1926 British historical film directed by Walter Summers and starring Cedric Hardwicke, Gertrude McCoy and Frank Perfitt.[1] A biopic of Admiral Horatio Nelson, it is based on the biography by Robert Southey. It was made with the approval of the Admiralty.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Murton.[1]
Partial cast[]
- Cedric Hardwicke as Horatio Nelson
- Gertrude McCoy as Lady Hamilton
- Frank Perfitt as Captain Hardy
- Frank Arlton as Governor
- Pat Courtney as Nelson as a child
References[]
- ^ a b Nelson at the British Film Institute
External links[]
Categories:
- 1926 films
- 1920s historical films
- British films
- British black-and-white films
- British historical films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Walter Summers
- Films set in the 1800s
- Films based on biographies
- Napoleonic Wars naval films
- British silent feature films
- 1920s British film stubs
- Historical film stubs