His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1925 film)

His Majesty, Bunker Bean is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Matt Moore. It is based on a 1916 play, His Majesty, Bunker Bean by Lee Wilson Dodd, taken from a novel Bunker Bean by Harry Leon Wilson. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros.[2][3]

His Majesty, Bunker Bean
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Directed byHarry Beaumont
Written byJulien Josephson
Based onplay, His Majesty, Bunker Bean by Leon Wilson Dodd, adapted from a novel Bunker Bean by Harry Leon Wilson
Produced byWarner Brothers
StarringMatt Moore
Dorothy Devore
CinematographyByron Haskin
Frank Kesson
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • September 19, 1925 (1925-09-19)
Running time
8 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$84,000[1]
Box office$130,000[1]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[4] Bunker Bean, who is the stenographer of Jim Breede, a millionaire, is an imaginative youth who is told by a clairvoyant that he is the reincarnation of an Egyptian king. He tries to act the part of the king, and in so doing he fascinates his employer’s daughter Marie, who forces from him a promise to marry her. When Bunker learns that after all he is not the king’s reincarnation, he is so discouraged that he tells Marie he cannot marry her. His friend Bud Matthews encourages him, however, and all goes well until a fight starts on the day of the wedding. Bunker wins the fight. And he wins Marie’s father over by making him spend a large sum of money to secure some stock.

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Box office

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According to Warner Bros. records, the film earned $105,000 domestically and $25,000 in foreign markets.[1]

Preservation status

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An abridged or incomplete print survives.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in "The William Schaefer Ledger". See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 4 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: His Majesty, Bunker Bean
  3. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: His Majesty, Bunker Bean at silentera.com
  4. ^ "New Pictures: His Majesty, Bunker Bean", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (3), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 57, October 10, 1925, retrieved October 7, 2022   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: His Majesty, Bunker Bean
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