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Nelson
Directed by Walter Summers
Produced by H. Bruce Woolfe
Written by
Starring
  • Cedric Hardwicke
  • Gertrude McCoy
  • Frank Perfitt
Cinematography Jack Parker
Studio British Instructional Films
Distributed by New Era Films
Release date(s) 14 September 1926
Running time 80 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language Silent
English intertitles

Nelson is a silent 1926 British historical film directed by Walter Summers and starring Cedric Hardwicke, Gertrude McCoy and Frank Perfitt. A biopic of Admiral Horatio Nelson, 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 art director Walter Murton.

Partial cast

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