The Fortune of Christina McNab

The Fortune of Christina McNab is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Nora Swinburne, David Hawthorne and Francis Lister. It was made at Lime Grove Studios, based on a 1901 novel by Sarah Broom Macnaughtan. It was one in a series of get-rich-quick comedies made by Kellino, of which this is amongst the best known.[2]

The Fortune of Christina McNab
Directed byW. P. Kellino
Written bySarah Broom Macnaughtan (novel)
Paul Rooff
StarringNora Swinburne
David Hawthorne
Francis Lister
Sara Sample
Production
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Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • April 1921 (1921-04)
Running time
6,200 feet[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Cast

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  • Nora Swinburne as Christina McNab
  • David Hawthorne as Colin McCrae
  • Francis Lister as Duke of Southwark
  • Sara Sample as Muriel Stonor
  • Marjorie Chard as Lady Anne Drummond
  • Chick Farr as Archie Anstruthers
  • Norman Tharp as Mr. Drummond
  • Gena Ray as Joan Drummond
  • Eva Westlake as Lady Tarbutt
  • Dora Levis as Jessie

References

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  1. ^ Low p.367
  2. ^ Low p.128

Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918–1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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