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Directed by | Raymond Longford |
Produced by | George Musgrove Charles Cozens Spencer |
Written by | Raymond Longford |
Based on | play by Paul Kester |
Starring | Nellie Stewart |
Cinematography | Arthur Higgins |
Studio | Spencer's Pictures |
Release date(s) | 1911 |
Running time | 4,800 ft |
Country | Australia |
Language | Silent film English intertitles |
Budget | ₤2,000[1] |
Sweet Nell of Old Drury is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford about the relationship between Nell Gwynne and King Charles II. It is based on the 1900 play of the same name by Paul Kester.
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Shooting began in September 1911 in Sydney, in and around Elizabeth Bay and Potts Point.[2]. Direction was originally done by George Musgrove, but he soon realised he was out of his depth, and Longford – who had written the screenplay – took over. It was the only film from stage star Nellie Stewart, whose fee was a reported ₤1,000 – half the budget.[3]
The movie screened in cinemas for six years, but no copies of it appear to exist today, and it is considered a lost film.[4]
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