Nelson (1926 film)
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Nelson is a 1926 British
historical film directed by Walter Summers
and starring Cedric Hardwicke
, Gertrude McCoy
and Frank Perfitt
. A biopic of Admiral Horatio Nelson, it is based on the biography by Robert Southey
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
historical film directed by Walter Summers
Walter Summers
Walter Summers was a British film director and screenwriter.-Biography:Born in Barnstaple to a family of actors, British motion picture director Walter Summers began his career in the family trade; his first contact with filmmaking was as an assistant to American director George Loane Tucker, who...
and starring Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke was a noted English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly fifty years...
, Gertrude McCoy
Gertrude McCoy
Gertrude McCoy was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 131 films between 1911 and 1926.She was born in Sugar Valley, Georgia and died in Atlanta, Georgia.-Selected filmography:...
and Frank Perfitt
Frank Perfitt
-Selected filmography:* Nelson * Dawn * Maria Marten* The Woman in White * Compromising Daphne * The Love Race * The Pride of the Force * Tonight's the Night...
. A biopic of Admiral Horatio Nelson, it is based on the biography by Robert Southey
Robert Southey
Robert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843...
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Partial cast
- Cedric HardwickeCedric HardwickeSir Cedric Webster Hardwicke was a noted English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly fifty years...
- Horatio Nelson - Gertrude McCoyGertrude McCoyGertrude McCoy was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 131 films between 1911 and 1926.She was born in Sugar Valley, Georgia and died in Atlanta, Georgia.-Selected filmography:...
- Lady Hamilton - Frank PerfittFrank Perfitt-Selected filmography:* Nelson * Dawn * Maria Marten* The Woman in White * Compromising Daphne * The Love Race * The Pride of the Force * Tonight's the Night...
- Captain Hardy - Frank Arlton - Governor
- Pat Courtney - Nelson as a child