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Nell of the Circus

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Nell of the Circus
Directed byCecil Spooner
Screenplay byCecil Spooner
StarringCecil Spooner
Richard Garrick
Production
company
Sawyer Film Company
Release date
  • November 1914 (1914-11) (USA)
Running time
4 reels
LanguageSilent (with English intertitles)

Nell of the Circus is a 1914 four-act drama film written, directed by, and starring actress Cecil Spooner.[1][2][3] The film was based on a play Spooner had frequently starred in, in New York, called Polly of the Circus.[4] The film is thought to be almost lost.

Plot

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Nell of the Circus centers around a forbidden marriage between a wealthy heiress with a circus performer, and their daughter, Nell.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "9 Feb 1915, 5". The Bristol Herald Courier. Retrieved 2019-09-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Spooner, Cecil (1914), Nell Of The Circus, retrieved 2019-09-07
  3. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. 1917.
  4. ^ "2 Jan 1915, Page 3". Arkansas Democrat. Retrieved 2019-09-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "28 Sep 1915, 6". The North Adams Transcript. Retrieved 2019-09-07 – via Newspapers.com.