as much dramatic effect as this story of Nell Gwyn they should have no difficulty obtaining a showing for them anywhere. The story moves quickly and surely, with nothing to strain one's credulity, and the acting of Miss Gish and Randie Ayrton, who takes the part of Charles, is excellent. So is that of Juliette Compton as Lady Castlemaine. The immorality of the period is suggested without being offensive, and for the second time this Summer a good picture has not been spoiled by prudery. The titles are unusually good and frequently amusing, that dear old gossip Pepys being resorted to for purposes of verisimilitude." Box office Wilcox says the film "was a riotous success throughout the world." It was sold to the US for £28,000. It did so well that British National Films signed Wilcox and Gish to make three more films together, which would be financed by Paramount. References Bibliography Street, Sarah. Transatlantic crossings: British feature films in the United States. Continuum International Publishing, 2002. External links 1926 films 1920s biographical films 1920s historical romance films British biographical films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Herbert Wilcox Films set in the 1660s Films set in the 1670s Films set in the 1680s Films set in London Nell Gwyn British silent feature films British black-and-white films British historical romance films Films based on biographies Cultural depictions of Charles II of England Cultural depictions of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland 1920s British films Silent historical romance films