The Romance of Lady Hamilton
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The Romance of Lady Hamilton is a 1919 British
historical drama film
directed by Bert Haldane
and starring Malvina Longfellow
, Humberston Wright
and Cecil Humphreys
. It follows the love affair between the British Admiral Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars
.
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 drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Bert Haldane
Bert Haldane
-Selected filmography:* Tommy Atkins * Beneath the Mask * By the Shortest of Heads * Brigadier Gerard * The Romance of Lady Hamilton * The Winding Road -External links:...
and starring Malvina Longfellow
Malvina Longfellow
Malvina Longfellow was a stage and silent movie actress of the early 20th century.-Family, education:Born in the city of New York, Malvina's mother was Julia Langfelder and her sister was Lilyan Cohen. Longfellow attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City...
, Humberston Wright
Humberston Wright
Humbertson Wright was a British film actor. He is sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright.-Selected filmography:* Thelma * God's Clay * The Garden of Resurrection * Henry, King of Navarre...
and Cecil Humphreys
Cecil Humphreys
-Selected filmography:* The Elusive Pimpernel * The Tavern Knight * Greatheart * The Four Just Men * Dick Turpin's Ride to York * The Glorious Adventure * Irish Luck...
. It follows the love affair between the British Admiral Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
.
Cast
- Malvina LongfellowMalvina LongfellowMalvina Longfellow was a stage and silent movie actress of the early 20th century.-Family, education:Born in the city of New York, Malvina's mother was Julia Langfelder and her sister was Lilyan Cohen. Longfellow attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City...
- Emma Hamilton - Humberston WrightHumberston WrightHumbertson Wright was a British film actor. He is sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright.-Selected filmography:* Thelma * God's Clay * The Garden of Resurrection * Henry, King of Navarre...
- Horatio Nelson - Cecil HumphreysCecil Humphreys-Selected filmography:* The Elusive Pimpernel * The Tavern Knight * Greatheart * The Four Just Men * Dick Turpin's Ride to York * The Glorious Adventure * Irish Luck...
- Charles Greville - Jane PowellJane PowellJane Powell is an American singer, dancer and actress.After rising to fame as a singer in her home state of Oregon, Powell was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer while still in her teens...
- Irene Greville - Teddy ArundellTeddy Arundell-Selected filmography:* Nelson * Mr. Wu * The Elusive Pimpernel * The Amateur Gentleman * The Tavern Knight * Greatheart * The Four Just Men * General John Regan...
- Prince of Wales - Barbara GottBarbara Gott-Selected filmography:* Downhill * Ringing the Changes * Lily of Killarney * Compromising Daphne * At the Villa Rose * The House of the Arrow * The Sport of Kings...
- Mrs Kelly - Frank DaneFrank Dane-Selected filmography:* A Daughter of England * Hindle Wakes * The Romance of Lady Hamilton * Lorna Doone * The Black Tulip * Blood Money -External links:...
- King of Naples - Maud YatesMaud Yates-Selected filmography:* Jane Shore * What Every Woman Knows * Thelma * The Romance of Lady Hamilton * God's Clay * The Green Terror * Castles in Spain -External links:...
- Queen of Naples - Will CorrieWill CorrieWill Corrie was a British actor of the silent era.-Selected filmography:* The Laughing Cavalier * The Manxman * Tom Jones * The Romance of Lady Hamilton * Dombey and Son...
- Featherstonehaugh - Irene TripodIrene Tripod-Selected filmography:* The Romance of Lady Hamilton * The Mystery Road * The House of Peril * Dicky Monteith * The Beloved Vagabond * Squibs' Honeymoon * A Fowl Proceeding -External links:...
- Mrs Budd