The Romance of Lady Hamilton

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The Romance of Lady Hamilton
Directed by Bert Haldane
Written by Kenelm Foss
Starring Malvina Longfellow
Humberston Wright
Cecil Humphreys
Production
company
Famous Pictures
Distributed byPhillips Film Company
Release date
  • March 1919 (1919-03)
Running time
7 reels [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Romance of Lady Hamilton is a 1919 British historical drama film directed by Bert Haldane and starring Malvina Longfellow, Humberston Wright and Cecil Humphreys. [2] It follows the love affair between the British Admiral Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.

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  1. Parrill p.297
  2. BFI.org [ dead link ]

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