''Nearly a Lady'' is a
lost
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History
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1915 American
comedy
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silent film
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directed by
Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (August 11, 1867 – December 30, 1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer.
Early life
Bosworth was born on August 11, 1867, in Marietta, Ohio. His father was a sea captain in the Civil Wa ...
and written by
Elsie Janis
Elsie Janis (born Elsie Bierbower, March 16, 1889 – February 26, 1956) was an American actress of stage and screen, singer, songwriter, screenwriter and radio announcer. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as "Forces ...
. The film stars Elsie Janis,
Frank Elliott,
Owen Moore
Owen Moore (12 December 1886 – 9 June 1939) was an Irish-born American actor, appearing in more than 279 movies spanning from 1908 to 1937.
Early life and career
Moore was born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland. Along with his p ...
,
Myrtle Stedman
Myrtle Stedman (born Myrtle Lincoln; March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was an American leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures who began in silent films in 1910.
Biography
Stedman was born Myrtle Lincoln in Chicago, Ill ...
and
Harry Ham
Harry Ham (25 May 1886 – 27 July 1943) was a Canadian actor from Napanee, Ontario. He died in 1943 in Beverly Hills, California.
Selected filmography
Actor
* ''Betty in Search of a Thrill'' (1915)
* ''Nearly a Lady'' (1915)
* '' 'Twas Ever ...
. The film was released on August 12, 1915, by
Paramount Pictures
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.
Plot
Cast
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Elsie Janis
Elsie Janis (born Elsie Bierbower, March 16, 1889 – February 26, 1956) was an American actress of stage and screen, singer, songwriter, screenwriter and radio announcer. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as "Forces ...
as Frederica Calhoun
*
Frank Elliott as Lord Cecil Grosvenor
*
Owen Moore
Owen Moore (12 December 1886 – 9 June 1939) was an Irish-born American actor, appearing in more than 279 movies spanning from 1908 to 1937.
Early life and career
Moore was born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland. Along with his p ...
as Jack Rawlins
*
Myrtle Stedman
Myrtle Stedman (born Myrtle Lincoln; March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was an American leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures who began in silent films in 1910.
Biography
Stedman was born Myrtle Lincoln in Chicago, Ill ...
as Mrs. Reginald Brooks
*
Harry Ham
Harry Ham (25 May 1886 – 27 July 1943) was a Canadian actor from Napanee, Ontario. He died in 1943 in Beverly Hills, California.
Selected filmography
Actor
* ''Betty in Search of a Thrill'' (1915)
* ''Nearly a Lady'' (1915)
* '' 'Twas Ever ...
as Jim Brooks
*Roberta Hickman as Elaine
References
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1915 films
1910s English-language films
Silent American comedy films
1915 comedy films
Paramount Pictures films
American black-and-white films
American silent feature films
Lost American films
1915 lost films
Lost comedy films
1910s American films
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