Greater Than a Crown is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Edmund Lowe, Dolores Costello, and Margaret Livingston.[1] It was based on a 1918 novel The Lady from Long Acre by the British writer Victor Bridges.[2][3] The novel had previously been adapted as the 1921 film The Lady from Longacre.
| Greater Than a Crown | |
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| Directed by | Roy William Neill |
| Written by | |
| Based on | The Lady from Long Acre by Victor Bridges |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 1 hour |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAn American man in London assists an escaped Princess who has fled to England to escape a royal marriage. After she is kidnapped and taken home, he goes to rescue her with the assistance of his English actress friend.
Cast
edit- Edmund Lowe as Tom Conway
- Dolores Costello as Isabel Frances / Princess of Lividia
- Margaret Livingston as Molly Montrose
- Ben Hendricks Jr. as Tiger Bugg (credited as Ben Hendricks)
- Paul Panzer as Marquis Ferasti
- Tony Merlo as King Danilo (credited as Anthony Merlo)
- Robert Klein as Count Seda
- Dorothy Seay
Preservation
editA print of Greater Than a Crown is preserved in a foreign film archive.[4]
References
editBibliography
edit- Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
External links
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