Sweet Nell of Old Drury

Sweet Nell of Old Drury
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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Production

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]

Release

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]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 30.
  2. ^ "SWEET NELL OF OLD DRURY."." Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW) 24 Nov 1913: 6 accessed 8 Dec 2011
  3. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 30.
  4. ^ Nellie Stewart at Australian Dictionary of Biography

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