| In the Palace of the King | |
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| Directed by | Emmett J. Flynn |
| Written by | June Mathis (adaptation) |
| Based on | In the Palace of the King byF. Marion Crawford |
| Produced by | Goldwyn Pictures |
| Starring | Blanche Sweet Pauline Starke Edmund Lowe |
| Cinematography | Lucien Andriot Paul Ivano |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (Englishintertitles) |
In the Palace of the King is a 1923 Americansilent historicalromanticdrama film based on the novel of the same name byF. Marion Crawford. Directed byEmmett J. Flynn, the film starsBlanche Sweet,Pauline Starke, andEdmund Lowe.[1][2]
A previous silent version had been made and released in 1915 by theEssanay company and starredRichard Travers and Nell Craig.[3] Prior to the films, the novel was adapted into a Broadway play in 1900 starringViola Allen and her father C. Leslie Allen.[4]
As described in a film magazine review,[5] Don John, brother ofPhilip II of Spain, is sent to war with the Moors, the king wishing to be rid of him. Don John loves Dolores, daughter of General Mendoza, but her father does not trust him. Returning in triumph, Don John quarrels with Philip, who stabs him with apparent fatal effect. To save the King, Mendoza assumes the guilt of murder. Dolores threatens Philip with exposure and he signs a pardon for Mendoza. Don John reappears and receives Philip's royal consent for his marriage to Dolores.
With no copies ofIn the Palace of the King located in any film archives,[6] it is alost film.
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