Salvation Nell (1931 film)

Salvation Nell
Directed by	James Cruze
Produced by	James Cruze Samuel Zierler
Written by	Edward Sheldon (play)
Starring	Ralph Graves Helen Chandler
Cinematography	C. Edgar Schoenbaum
Edited by	Rose Loewinger
Distributed by	Tiffany Pictures
Release dates	July 1, 1931
Running time	8 reels (7,652.8 feet)
Country	United States
Language	English

Salvation Nell (1931) is a film drama produced and directed by James Cruze and distributed by Tiffany Films, a company then on the brink of ceasing operations. The film is based on Edward Sheldon's 1908 Broadway play which starred Minnie Maddern Fiske.

Two silent versions were produced: in 1915 with Beatriz Michelena and in 1921 with Pauline Starke. Ralph Graves and Helen Chandler star in this film. Actor Matthew Betz appeared in both this film and the 1921 silent film. After years of being thought a lost film, a print was shown at a film festival in 2001.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Ralph Graves - Jim Platt
Helen Chandler - Nell Saunders
Sally O'Neil - Myrtle
Jason Robards - Major Williams
DeWitt Jennings - McGovern
Charlotte Walker - Maggie
Matthew Betz - Mooney
Rose Dione - Madame Cloquette
Wally Albright - Jimmy

Plot

Young Nell (Chandler) loses her job and home and her father is sent to prison. She joins the Salvation Army and tries to redeem him when he comes out of prison, bent on continuing his life of crime.

References

↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1931-40 by The American Film Institute, c. 1993
↑ Salvation Nell as produced on Broadway by, Harrison Grey Fiske, at the Hackett Theatre, November 17, 1908 to January 1909, 71 performances; IBDb.com

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Films directed by James Cruze

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1930s	Once a Gentleman (1930) She Got What She Wanted (1930) Salvation Nell (1931) Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) If I Had a Million (1932) Racetrack (1933) Sailor Be Good (1933) I Cover the Waterfront (1933) Mr. Skitch (1933) David Harum (1934) Their Big Moment (1934) Helldorado (1935) Two-Fisted (1935) Sutter's Gold (1936) The Wrong Road (1937) Prison Nurse (1938) Gangs of New York (1938) Come On, Leathernecks! (1938)