Confessions of a Queen
| Confessions of a Queen | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Victor Sjöström |
| Written by | Agnes Christine Johnston |
| Based on | Les Rois en Exil by Alphonse Daudet |
| Starring | Alice Terry Lewis Stone John Bowers |
| Cinematography | Percy Hilburn (*French) |
| Edited by | Hugh Wynn |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $148,000[1] |
| Box office | $440,000 (worldwide rentals)[1] |
Confessions of a Queen is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström based upon a novel by Alphonse Daudet, Les Rois en Exil. Only an incomplete print of the film survives.[2][3][4]
The film's sets were designed by the art director James Basevi.
Plot
[edit]The King of Illyris (Lewis Stone) marries a neighboring princess (Alice Terry), who finds out he has a mistress, Sephora (Helena D'Algy). Revolted, she turns to Prince Alexei (John Bowers) for friendship. Turmoil increases as a revolution demands the abdication of the King and the Queen opposes this decision.
Cast
[edit]- Alice Terry as Frederika / Queen
- Lewis Stone as King
- John Bowers as Prince Alexei
- Eugénie Besserer as Eleanora
- Helena D'Algy as Sephora
- Frankie Darro as Prince Zara
- Joseph J. Dowling as Duke of Rosen (credited as Joseph Dowling)
- George Beranger as Lewin (credited as André de Beranger)
- Bert Sprotte as Revolutionary Leader
- Wilbur Higby as Revolutionary Officer
- Otto Hoffman as King's Valet
- Frances Hatton as Maid
- James McElhern as King's Parisian Valet
References
[edit]- ^ a b H. Mark Glancy, 'MGM Film Grosses, 1924-28: The Eddie Mannix Ledger', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 12 No. 2 1992 p127-144
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Confessions of a Queen at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ Confessions of a Queen at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted(Wayback Machine)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Confessions of a Queen.
- Confessions of a Queen at IMDb
- Lobby poster; Confessions of a Queen
- Period advertisement for the film
- Still at silentfilmstillarchive.com
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- 1925 films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- American silent feature films
- 1925 drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Films based on works by Alphonse Daudet
- Silent American drama films
- Films based on French novels
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
- English-language drama films
- 1920s silent drama film stubs