''Nice People'' is a

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1922 American silent drama film directed by

William C. deMille William Churchill deMille (July 25, 1878 – March 5, 1955), also spelled de Mille or De Mille, was an American screenwriter and film director from the silent film era through the early 1930s. He was also a noted playwright prior to moving into ...

and starring

Wallace Reid William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver. Early life Reid was born in St. Louis, M ...

and Bebe Daniels. The movie is based on the 1921 Broadway play of the same name by

Rachel Crothers Rachel Crothers (December 12, 1878 – July 5, 1958) was an American playwright and theater director known for her well-crafted plays that often dealt with feminist themes. Among theater historians, she is generally recognized as "the most succes ...

that had starred Tallulah Bankhead,

Francine Larrimore Francine Larrimore (born Francine La Remee, August 22, 1898 – March 7, 1975) was a French-born American stage and screen actress. Biography Born in Verdun, France, Larrimore came to the United States when a child. She was educated in New ...

, and

Katharine Cornell Katharine Cornell (February 16, 1893June 9, 1974) was an American stage actress, writer, theater owner and producer. She was born in Berlin to American parents and raised in Buffalo, New York. Dubbed "The First Lady of the Theatre" by critic A ...

Vincent Coleman Vincent Coleman (February 16, 1900 – October 26, 1971) was an American stage and film actor of the silent film era of the late 1910s and early 1920s. Biography Born in Louisiana, Coleman began his acting career while still a young boy; tourin ...

played Reid's part of the Captain.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''Nice People''
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Cast

as Captain Billy Wade * Bebe Daniels as Theodora Gloucester (played by

on Broadway) * Conrad Nagel as Scotty White *

Julia Faye Julia Faye Maloney (September 24, 1892 – April 6, 1966), known professionally as Julia Faye, was an American actress of silent and sound films. She was known for her appearances in more than 30 Cecil B. DeMille productions. Her various roles ...

as Hallie Livingston (played by Tallulah Bankhead on Broadway) * Claire McDowell as Margaret Rainsford * Edward Martindel as Hubert Gloucester * Eve Southern as Eileen Baxter-Jones (played by

on Broadway) *Bertram Johns as Trevor Leeds *

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as Oliver Comstock *

Ethel Wales Ethel Wales (April 4, 1878 – February 15, 1952) was an American actress who appeared in more than 130 films during her 30-year career. Biography Born in 1878 in Passaic, New Jersey, Wales graduated from "Wisconsin university". Wales had ...

as Mrs. Heyfer

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Film still with Bebe Daniels
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