A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.
- 6.3
- 1922
- Released
- 1h 53m
Lewis Stone
Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
Alice Terry
Princess Flavia
Robert Edeson
Colonel Sapt
Stuart Holmes
Grand Duke 'Black' Michael
Ramon Novarro
Rupert of Hentzau
Barbara La Marr
Antoinette de Mauban
Malcolm McGregor
Capt. Fritz von Tarlenheim
Edward Connelly
Marshal von Strakencz
Lois Lee
Countess Helga
John George
Assassin
Snitz Edwards
JosefFairfax Burger
BersoninS.E. Jennings
De Gautet
Ted Billings
Train Passenger Eating Banana (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Rudolf's Brother Lord Burlesdon (uncredited)
Lon Poff
Archbishop (uncredited)
Frederick Vogeding
Detchard (uncredited)Released
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$323,062.00
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Reviews
This is one of my favourite swashbuckling stories - and this silent version is as good as they get. Lewis Stone is the travelling English baron "Rassendyll" who, through damned ill-luck happens to be in the tiny kingdom of Ruritania on the day before their new king "Rudolf" is to be crowned. Whilst walking in the woods, he is approached by two soldiers - "Sapt" (Robert Edeson) and "Fritz" (Malcolm