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.[2] It follows the love affair between the British Admiral Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.
The Romance of Lady Hamilton | |
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Directed by | Bert Haldane |
Written by | Kenelm Foss |
Starring | Malvina Longfellow Humberston Wright Cecil Humphreys |
Production company | Famous Pictures |
Distributed by | Phillips Film Company |
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Running time | 7 reels[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
edit- Malvina Longfellow as Emma Hamilton
- Humberston Wright as Horatio Nelson
- Cecil Humphreys as Charles Greville
- Jane Powell as Irene Greville
- Teddy Arundell as Prince of Wales
- Barbara Gott as Mrs Kelly
- Frank Dane as King of Naples
- Maud Yates as Queen of Naples
- Will Corrie as Featherstonehaugh
- Irene Tripod as Mrs Budd
References
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edit- Sue Parrill. Nelson's Navy in Fiction and Film: Depictions of British Sea Power in the Napoleonic Era. McFarland, 2009.
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