Greater Than a Crown
Appearance
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 |
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Running time | 1 hour |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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.
Plot
[edit]An 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
[edit]A print of Greater Than a Crown is preserved in a foreign film archive.[4]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
External links
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Categories:
- 1925 films
- 1925 romantic comedy films
- American silent feature films
- Fox Film films
- Films directed by Roy William Neill
- Films set in London
- Remakes of American films
- Films based on British novels
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s American films
- English-language romantic comedy films
- Silent American romantic comedy films
- 1920s silent comedy film stubs