Top Cast
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Nellie Stewart
Nell Gwynne
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Augustus Neville
King Charles II
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Charles Lawrence
Lord Jeffries
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Stewart Clyde
Lord Rochester
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W. Ladd
Lord Lovelace
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Leslie Woods
Sir Robert Fairfax
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W. Edgeworth
Lacey- Lord Jeffries' Servant
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Walter Bastin
Percival
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Fred Pettit
Rollins
Overview
Silent film about the relationship between Nell Gwynne and King Charles II.
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