Nell Gwynn (1934 film)

Nell Gwynn

Directed by	Herbert Wilcox
Produced by	Herbert Wilcox
Written by	Miles Malleson
Starring	Anna Neagle Cedric Hardwicke Jeanne de Casalis Miles Malleson Moore Marriott
Music by	Philip Braham
Cinematography	Freddie Young (as F.A. Young)
Edited by	Merrill G. White
Production company	Herbert Wilcox Productions (for) British & Dominions Film Corporation
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	1 August 1934 (1934-08-01) (London)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Nell Gwynn is a 1934 British historical drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Cedric Hardwicke, Jeanne de Casalis, Miles Malleson and Moore Marriott. The film portrays the historical romance between Charles II of England and the actress Nell Gwynn.^[1] In the opening credits, the screenplay is attributed to Miles Malleson, "in collaboration with King Charles II, Samuel Pepys and Nell Gwyn." ^[2] It was also released as Mistress Nell Gwyn.

Cast

Nell Gwyn - Anna Neagle
Charles II - Cedric Hardwicke
Duchess of Portsmouth - Jeanne De Casalis
Meg - Muriel George
Mrs. Pepys - Helena Pickard
Mrs. Knipp - Dorothy Robinson
Samuel Pepys - Esmé Percy
Chiffinch - Miles Malleson
Robin - Moore Marriott
Ben - Craighall Sherry
James, Duke of York - Lawrence Anderson

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote, "Sir Cedric Hardwicke's superb portrait of a monarch who combined dignity and a love of pleasure sets the tone for the entire film, its easy graciousness and its pungent humors. Anna Neagle gives us a gay and sprightly Nell, seasoning the part with wantonness and edging it with vulgarity. These two, with Herbert Wilcox's fetching production at their back, set a gallant age in motion on the screen... All of the English players wear their laces and plumes with that true nonchalance which is one of their special gifts to the cinema. This "Nell Gwyn" is a costumed comedy of grace and wit"; ^[3] and Graham Greene wrote, "I have seen few things more attractive than Miss Neagle in breeches." ^[4]

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The films of Herbert Wilcox

Chu-Chin-Chow (1923)
Southern Love (1924)
Decameron Nights (1924)
Nell Gwyn (1926)
London (1926)
Mumsie (1927)
Tip Toes (1927)
Madame Pompadour (1927)
The Only Way (1927)
Dawn (1928)
The Bondman (1929)
The Woman in White (1929)
The Loves of Robert Burns (1930)
The Chance of a Night Time (1931)
Carnival (1931)
The Blue Danube (1932)
Goodnight, Vienna (1932)
Money Means Nothing (1932)
The King's Cup (1933)
The Little Damozel (1933)
Bitter Sweet (1933)
Yes, Mr Brown (1933)
The Queen's Affair (1934)
Nell Gwyn (1934)
Peg of Old Drury (1935)
This'll Make You Whistle (1936)
Three Maxims (1936)
London Melody (1937)
Limelight (1937)
Victoria the Great (1937)
Sixty Glorious Years (1938)
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
Irene (1940)
No, No, Nanette (1940)
Sunny (1941)
They Flew Alone (1942)
Forever and a Day (1943)
Yellow Canary (1943)
I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)
Piccadilly Incident (1946)
The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)
Spring in Park Lane (1948)
Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948)
Maytime in Mayfair (1949)
Odette (1950)
Into the Blue (1950)
The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
Derby Day (1952)
Trent's Last Case (1952)
Laughing Anne (1953)
Trouble in the Glen (1954)
Lilacs in the Spring (1954)
King's Rhapsody (1955)
My Teenage Daughter (1956)
These Dangerous Years (1957)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
Wonderful Things! (1958)
The Lady Is a Square (1959)
The Heart of a Man (1959)

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