Nell Gwyn

6.8(6)19261h 20m

DramaRomance

An actress becomes the king's mistress and persuades him to convert the palace to a serviceman's home.

Director

Herbert Wilcox

Cast

Dorothy Gish

Nell Gwyn

Randle Ayrton

Charles II

Juliette Compton

Lady Castlemaine

Sydney Fairbrother

Mrs. Gwyn

Donald Macardle

Duke of Monmouth

Johnny Butt

Samuel Pepys

Gibb McLaughlin

Duke of York

Judd Green

Toby Clinker

Edward Sorley

Dickon

Forrester Harvey

Charles Hart

Fred Rains

Earl of Shaftesbury

Rolf Leslie

Evelyn

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

6.0

This is quite an entertaining romp with Dorothy Gish playing the eponymous orange seller who captivates and captures the heart of King Charles II (Randle Ayrton) much to the chagrin of one of his other "companions" - Juliette Compton ("Lady Castlemaine") and of his ill-fated brother James, Duke of York (Gibb McLaughlin). Some of this borders on the burlesque with an enjoyable, and occasionally pro...