Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
Directed byEmmett J. Flynn
Written byCarey Wilson
H.H. Van Loan
Based onplay by Owen Davis
Produced bySamuel Goldwyn
StarringClaire Windsor
CinematographyLucien Andriot
Paul Ivano (2nd unit)
Distributed byGoldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • April 16, 1924 (1924-04-16)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring Claire Windsor.[1] Produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures, the film is based on a play by Owen Davis, which premiered on Broadway in 1906.[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] ill used by her father, Nellie is taken in charge by Thomas Lipton and brought up in poor surroundings. When Thomas dies, she becomes a cloak model. She is continuously persecuted by her mother's nephew Walter Peck, the owner of the shop on Fifth Avenue where she works. He endeavors to get rid of her so that he can obtain a fortune to which she is the heiress. After many adventures, including her rescue from crushed by an elevated train by Jack Carroll, the man she loves, the young woman finds happiness.

Cast

Preservation status

A copy is held in Russia by the Gosfilmofond Russian State Archive.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model on Broadway, at West End Theatre, 1906
  2. ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
  3. ↑ Pardy, George T. (March 22, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 25. Retrieved October 7, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
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