Bonnie Prince Charlie is a 1923 British silent historical film directed by Charles Calvert and starring Ivor Novello, Gladys Cooper, and Hugh Miller. It is now considered a lost film.
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Premise
The film depicts the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 and its aftermath when the Jacobite pretender Charles Edward Stuart evaded capture by the forces loyal to the Hanoverians, and escaped to the Continental Europe with the help of Flora MacDonald.
Cast
Ivor Novello as Prince Charles Stuart
Gladys Cooper as Flora MacDonald
A.B. Imeson as the Duke of Cumberland
Hugh Miller as Robert Fraser
Sydney Seaward as Neal McEachinn
Benson Kleve as Donald MacPherson
Adeline Hayden Coffin as Lady Clanronald
Arthur Wontner as Lord Kingsburgh
Nancy Price as Lady Kingsburgh
Lewis Gilbert as George II of Great Britain
A. Bromley Davenport as Sir John Cope
Mollita Davies as Betty Burke
Robert Laing as MacDonald
Arthur McLaglen as MacKintosh
Production
While filming on location in the Scottish Highlands, Novello grew so fond of his kilt that he continued to wear it even when he was off set.