Top billed cast

1. 

   Dorothy Gish

   Nell Gwyn

2. 

   Randle Ayrton

   Charles II

3. 

   Juliette Compton

   Lady Castlemaine

4. 

   Sydney Fairbrother

   Mrs. Gwyn

5. 

   Donald Macardle

   Duke of Monmouth

6. 

   Johnny Butt

   Samuel Pepys

7. 

   Gibb McLaughlin

   Duke of York

8. 

   Judd Green

   Toby Clinker

9. 

   Edward Sorley

   Dickon

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06

This is quite an entertaining romp with Dorothy Gish playing the eponymous orange seller who captivates and captures the heart of King Charles II (Randle Ayrton) much to the chagrin of one of his other "companions" - Juliette Compton ("Lady Castlemaine") and of his ill-fated brother James, Duke of York (Gibb McLaughlin). Some of this borders on the burlesque with an enjoyable, and occasionally provocative, bawdiness from the star that would surely have challenged the censors had it been made just a few years later. Aside from providing this rather rakish King with some pleasures of the flesh, ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• biography
• mistress
• king
• restoration