In the Palace of the King
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Directed byEmmett J. Flynn
Written byJune Mathis (adaptation)
Based onIn the Palace of the King
by F. Marion Crawford
Produced byGoldwyn Pictures
StarringBlanche Sweet
Pauline Starke
Edmund Lowe
CinematographyLucien Andriot
Paul Ivano
Distributed byGoldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • October 28, 1923 (1923-10-28)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

In the Palace of the King is a 1923 American silent historical romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name by F. Marion Crawford. Directed by Emmett J. Flynn, the film stars Blanche Sweet, Pauline Starke, and Edmund Lowe.[1][2]

A previous silent version had been made and released in 1915 by the Essanay company and starred Richard Travers and Nell Craig.[3] Prior to the films, the novel was adapted into a Broadway play in 1900 starring Viola Allen and her father C. Leslie Allen.[4]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[5] Don John, brother of Philip II of Spain, is sent to war with the Moors, the king wishing to be rid of him. Don John loves Dolores, daughter of General Mendoza, but her father does not trust him. Returning in triumph, Don John quarrels with Philip, who stabs him with apparent fatal effect. To save the King, Mendoza assumes the guilt of murder. Dolores threatens Philip with exposure and he signs a pardon for Mendoza. Don John reappears and receives Philip's royal consent for his marriage to Dolores.

Cast

Preservation

Still of palace interior

With no copies of In the Palace of the King located in any film archives,[6] it is a lost film.

See also

References

  1. ↑ White Munden, Kenneth (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. University of California Press. p. 379. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
  2. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: In the Palace of the King at silentera.com
  3. ↑ "In the Palace of the King (1915)". silentera.com. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ Bordman, Gerald; Hischak, Thomas S. (2004). The Oxford Companion to American Theatre (3 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 332. ISBN 0-195-16986-7.
  5. ↑ Pardy, George T. (December 15, 1923). "Feature Previews: In the Palace of the King". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation. 15 (3): 24. Retrieved April 27, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: In the Palace of the King
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