| When Knighthood Was in Flower | |
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| Directed by | Robert G. Vignola |
| Produced by | William Randolph Hearst |
| Written by | Charles Major (novel) Paul Kester (play) |
| Starring | Marion Davies |
| Music by | William Frederick Peters Victor Herbert (additional music) |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan Harold Wenstrom |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 14, 1922 (premiere) February 4, 1923 (nationwide) |
| Running time | 12 reels; 11,618 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film(English intertitles) |
When Knighthood Was in Flower is a 1922 silent historical film based on the novel by Charles Major and play by Paul Kester. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst(or his Cosmopolitan Productions) for his 'live-in companion' Marion Davies and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The director was veteran Robert G. Vignola who helmed several of Davies costume romances. This was William Powell's second film. The story was re-filmed in the sound era in 1953 as The Sword and the Rose by Ken Annakin.[1][2]
uncredited