Nice People (film)
| Nice People | |
|---|---|
 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | William C. deMille |
| Written by | Rachel Crothers(play) Clara Beranger(scenario) |
| Produced by | Famous Players-Lasky |
| Starring | Wallace Reid Bebe Daniels Julia Faye |
| Cinematography | L. Guy Wilky |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | September 3, 1922 |
Running time | 70 minutes (7 reels) |
| Country | US |
| Language | Silent film(English intertitles) |
Nice People was a 1922 silent drama directed by William C. deMille and starring Wallace Reid and Bebe Daniels. The movie is based on the 1921 Broadway play Nice People by Rachel Crothers that had starred Tallulah Bankhead, Francine Larrimore and Katharine Cornell.[1] Vincent Coleman played Reid's part of the Captain. The film is now considered lost.[2] [3]
Cast
- Wallace Reid - Captain Billy Wade
- Bebe Daniels - Theodora Gloucester (played by Francine Larrimore on Broadway)
- Conrad Nagel - Scotty White
- Julia Faye - Hallie Livingston (played by Tallulah Bankhead on Broadway)
- Claire McDowell - Margaret Rainsford
- Edward Martindel - Hubert Gloucester
- Eve Southern - Eileen Baxter-Jones (played by Katharine Cornell on Broadway)
- Bertram Johns - Trevor Leeds
- William Boyd - Oliver Comstock
- Ethel Wales - Mrs. Heyfer
References
- ^ Pictorial History of the American Theatre 1860-1970 pgs. 186 & 188 c.1970 updated edition by Daniel Blum
- ^ Nice People at silentera.com database
- ^ Original Broadway production of Nice People; March 1921-June 1921
See also
- The House That Shadows Built (1931 promotional film by Paramount with excerpt of this film)
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