His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1918)
Bashful stenographer Bunker Bean, works for wealthy businessman Jim Breede by day and by night theosophist Prof. Balthasar, who convinces Bean that he is the reincarnation of Napoleon and, more remotely, of the great Egyptian king Ramses. His courage much bolstered by this revelation, Bean begins to deport himself with unaccustomed dignity and becomes a regular visitor to old Breede's estate, where he successfully courts the boss's daughter, "The Flapper."
- Date of release
- 1918-04-08
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- William Desmond Taylor
Casting
- Jack Pickford — Bunker Bean
- Louise Huff — The Flapper
- Jack McDonald — Jim Breede
- Frances Clanton — Mrs. Wife
- Peggy O'Connell — Breede's Oldest Daughter
- Edythe Chapman — Older Mrs. Breede
- Jack Hoxie — The Greatest Pitcher
- Gustav von Seyffertitz — Professor Balthasar
- Edith M. Lessing — Countess Casanova
Interesting facts
His Majesty, Bunker Bean is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by William Desmond Taylor. The film's screenplay was written by Julia Crawford Ivers who adapted her story from both Harry Leon Wilson's 1912 novel Bunker Bean and the novel's subsequent stage adaption, His Majesty Bunker Bean by Lee Wilson Dodd. The film stars Jack Pickford, Louise Huff, Jack McDonald, Frances Clanton, Peggy O'Connell, and Edythe Chapman. The film was released by Paramount Pictures on April 8, 1918.
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