Percy Nash (1868-1958) was a pioneer British producer, director and screenwriter, who made some 70 films between 1912 and 1927.
The scarcity of information on Nash and his work has meant film historians have neglected his contributions to the development of British cinema.
[1] Nash's prolific career as a director of fiction films, often from works by popular authors of the day, such as Hall Caine and W.P.
Drury, was ended by the official condemnation of his 1921 film How Kitchener Was Betrayed.
After this setback, Nash worked on a number of documentary films for the Federation of British Industries on topics including the Manchester Ship Canal, Oxford University Press and the British underwear industry.