Long Live the King (1923)
A young crown prince, wishing to be just an ordinary boy, runs away with his friend. The king dies, and when the prince does not appear, the people begin to rise in revolution. When the crown prince finally hears the death knell for the late king he immediately attempts to return to the palace, however is abducted by revolutionaries and held captive. Will he be rescued in time to restore order?
- Date of release
- 1923-11-26
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Victor Schertzinger
Casting
- Jackie Coogan — Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto
- Rosemary Theby — Countess Olga
- Ruth Renick — Princess Hedwig
- Vera Lewis — Archduchess Annuncita
- Alan Hale — King Karl
- Allan Forrest — Nikky
- Walt Whitman — The Chancellor
- Robert Brower — The King
- Ruth Handforth — Mrs. Braithwaite the Governess
- Eddie Boland — Chief Guard
- Henry A. Barrows — The Bishop (as Henry Barrows)
- Mary Carlisle — Minor Role (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Long Live the King is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Jackie Coogan. The film is based on the 1917 novel of the same name by Mary Roberts Rinehart. It was produced and released by Metro Pictures and was Coogan's first film for Metro Pictures.
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