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Nearly a King is a 1916 silent film romantic comedy directed by Frederick A. Thomson, produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1] John Barrymore stars in a story written for the screen. Barrymore's first wife Katherine Corri Harris makes her screen debut with him in this picture. Frederick Thomson directed and this is now a lost film.[2][3][4][5]
One of the earliest screen appearances of a young Adolphe Menjou, just 25 years old.
Cast
- John Barrymore - 1.Jack Merriwell, 2. The Prince of Bulwana, 3.himself-an out of work actor)
- Katherine Corri Harris - The Princess
- Russell Bassett - Regent of Okam
- Beatrice Prentice - Marya
- Martin Alsop - Grant Mason
- Fred McGuirk - Olaf
- Adolphe Menjou - Baron
See also
References
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Nearly a King
- ^ Nearly a King at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- ^ John Barrymore: A Bio-Bibliography by Martin Norden, c. 1995
- ^ Motography: The Motion Picture Trade Journal, Volume 16, Chicago February 26, 1916 Retrieved December 11, 2015
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