Nice People (film)
Nice People is a lost[1] 1922 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Wallace Reid and Bebe Daniels. The movie is based on the 1921 Broadway play of the same name by Rachel Crothers that had starred Tallulah Bankhead, Francine Larrimore, and Katharine Cornell.[2] Vincent Coleman played Reid's part of the Captain.[3][4][5]
| Nice People | |
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| Directed by | William C. deMille |
| Written by | Clara Beranger (scenario) |
| Based on | Nice People by Rachel Crothers |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Wallace Reid Bebe Daniels Julia Faye |
| Cinematography | L. Guy Wilky |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes (7 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Wallace Reid as Captain Billy Wade
- Bebe Daniels as Theodora Gloucester (played by Francine Larrimore on Broadway)
- Conrad Nagel as Scotty White
- Julia Faye as Hallie Livingston (played by Tallulah Bankhead on Broadway)
- Claire McDowell as Margaret Rainsford
- Edward Martindel as Hubert Gloucester
- Eve Southern as Eileen Baxter-Jones (played by Katharine Cornell on Broadway)
- Bertram Johns as Trevor Leeds
- William Boyd as Oliver Comstock
- Ethel Wales as Mrs. Heyfer
See also
- The House That Shadows Built (1931 promotional film by Paramount with excerpt of this film)
- Wallace Reid filmography
References
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Nice People
- Pictorial History of the American Theatre 1860-1970 pp. 186 & 188 c.1970 updated edition by Daniel Blum
- Progressive Silent Film List: Nice People at silentera.com
- Original Broadway production of Nice People; March 1921-June 1921
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Nice People(Wayback)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nice People.
- Nice People at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Film still with Bebe Daniels at silenthollywood.com
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