''Nelson'' is a silent 1926 British

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directed by Walter Summers and starring

Cedric Hardwicke Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke (19 February 1893 – 6 August 1964) was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned over 50 years. His theatre work included notable performances in productions of the plays of Shakespeare and Shaw, and hi ...

, Gertrude McCoy and Frank Perfitt.''Nelson''
at the

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of Admiral

Horatio Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte ( – 21 October 1805) was a Royal Navy officer whose leadership, grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics brought about a number of decisive British naval victories during the French ...

, it is based on the biography by Robert Southey. It was made with the approval of the Admiralty. The film's sets were designed by the

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Walter Murton.

Plot

Cast

as Horatio Nelson * Gertrude McCoy as Lady Hamilton * Frank Perfitt as Captain Hardy * Frank Arlton as Governor * Pat Courtney as Nelson as a child

References

External links

*
''Nelson'' at British Pathé
1926 films 1920s historical adventure films British black-and-white films British historical adventure films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Walter Summers Horatio Nelson Battle of Trafalgar Films set in the 1800s Films based on biographies Napoleonic Wars naval films British silent feature films 1920s British films Silent historical adventure films English-language historical adventure films {{historic-film-stub