Nice People (film)
| 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 |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes (7 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Nice People is a 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.[1] Vincent Coleman played Reid's part of the Captain.[2][3][4]
Cast
[edit]- 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
Preservation
[edit]With no prints of Nice People located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[5]
See also
[edit]- The House That Shadows Built (1931 promotional film by Paramount with excerpt of this film)
- Wallace Reid filmography
References
[edit]- ^ 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)
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Nice People
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nice People.
- Nice People at IMDb
- Film still with Bebe Daniels at silenthollywood.com
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Categories:
- 1922 films
- American silent feature films
- Lost American drama films
- Films directed by William C. deMille
- Paramount Pictures films
- American films based on plays
- 1922 drama films
- Silent American drama films
- American black-and-white films
- 1922 lost films
- English-language drama films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s silent drama film stubs