The King on Main Street
| The King on Main Street | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Monta Bell |
| Produced by |
Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
| Written by |
Monta Bell (adaptation) Douglas Zoty (scenario) |
| Based on |
The King by Gaston Arman de Caillavet Robert de Flers Emmanuel Arène[1] |
| Starring |
Bessie Love Adolphe Menjou |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 60+ minutes at 6 reels (6,229 ft) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film (English intertitles) |
The King on Main Street is a 1925 silent film romantic comedy directed by Monta Bell, released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Adolphe Menjou and Bessie Love. Carlotta Monterey, later wife of Eugene O'Neill from 1929 to 1953, has a small role as Mrs. Nash.[2]
Director Bell included sequences filmed in early two-strip Technicolor, and these sequences survive with the film today.[3]
Plot
A European king (Menjou) comes to a small American town, and falls in love with one of its residents (Love).[4][5]
Cast
- Bessie Love as Mary Young
- Adolphe Menjou as King Serge IV of Molvania
- Greta Nissen as Therese Manix
- Oscar Shaw as John Rockland
- Joseph Kilgour as Arthur Trent
- Edgar Norton as Hugo Jensen
- Mario Majeroni as Count Krenko
- Carlotta Monterey as Mrs. Nash
- Marcia Harris as Aunt Tabitha Young
- Edouard Durand as Bourdier
- Lois Wilson as Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
- Jack La Rue as One of the King's Servants in Paris (uncredited)
Production
The film was partially filmed on location in New York, New Jersey, and Coney Island.[1]
Bessie Love's performance of the Charleston in this film popularized the dance within the United States.[6][7]
Reception
The film did well at the box office, particularly in small town America.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Everson, William K. (November 24, 1964), "1925: Two Sophisticated Comedies", The Theodore Huff Memorial Film Society
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921–30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ↑ The King On Main Street at silentera.com
- ↑ "Amusements: Bessie Love at State". Reading Eagle. November 14, 1925.
- ↑ "Very Interesting Romance Unfolded in Story in Which Famous Star Appears at Colonial for Two Days". Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Bluefield, West Virginia). November 8, 1925. p. 8.
- ↑ "Crimson Playgoer: The Metropolitan Opens its Doors to an Unlimited Public and a Very Fair Opening Attraction". The Harvard Crimson. October 21, 1925.
- ↑ Theatre Magazine. January 1926. Missing or empty
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External links
- The King on Main Street at the Internet Movie Database
- The King on Main Street at AllMovie
- Lantern slide plate