| The Queen's Affair | |
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| Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by | Monckton Hoffe Miles Malleson Samson Raphaelson |
| Based on | The operetta Die Königin byErnst Marischka &Bruno Granichstaedten[1] |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | Anna Neagle Fernand Gravey Muriel Aked |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Edited by | Merrill G. White |
| Music by | Oscar Straus Roy Robertson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Queen's Affair is a 1934 Britishmusical film directed byHerbert Wilcox and starringAnna Neagle,Fernand Gravey,Muriel Aked andEdward Chapman.[2] AnEastern European President falls in love with theQueen whom he had previously deposed.[3] It was also released asQueen's Affair andRunaway Queen.
It was made atBritish and Dominion Elstree Studios.[4] The film's sets were designed by theart directorLawrence P. Williams.[5] Gowns were designed byDoris Zinkeisen.[3]
Poor New York shop girl Nadina receives unexpected news of an inheritance, and learns she is next in line to be queen of an Eastern European country. On her arrival inRuritania, a revolution is in progress, and only minutes before her coronation, Nadina is forced into exile. She flees to Paris with her nurse, and then travels on to Switzerland. There Nadina encounters the Ruritanian revolutionary leader Carl, recuperating from the trials of revolution, and the couple unexpectedly fall in love. When the revolution collapses in Ruritania, they return and marry, thus forming a constitutional monarchy supported by all the people.
TV Guide wrote, "This average musical features a good star turn by Neagle, but the whole film looks awfully dated."[6]
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