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Summary
A convent girl is abducted and seduced by a prince before being sent off to a brothel in East Africa.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+26)
Critics 100Audiences 74GoodWatch 86
Tomatometer100%
Audience score77%
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for dramas, −8 min on the typical 109
typical 109101Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1929
December 31, 1929
97 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 6 more16 people
- Gloria SwansonKitty Kelly / Queen Kelly
- Walter ByronPrince Wolfram
- Seena OwenQueen Regina V
- Sylvia AshtonKelly's Aunt (uncredited)
- WBWilson BengePrince Wolfram's Valet (uncredited)
- Sidney BraceyPrince Wolfram's Lackey (uncredited)
- RDRae DaggettCoughdrops (uncredited)
- RFRobert FrazierCatholic Priest (uncredited)
- FGFlorence GibsonKelly's Aunt (uncredited)
- MHMadge HuntMother Superior (uncredited)
- Tully MarshallJan Vryheid (uncredited)
- AMAnn MorganMaid Escorting Kelly to Altar (uncredited)
- Madame Sul-Te-WanKali Sana - Aunt's Cook (uncredited)
- LVLucille Van LentPrince Wolfram's Maid (uncredited)
- Wilhelm von BrinckenPrince Wolfram's Adjutant (uncredited)
Gordon WestcottLackey (uncredited)
Directing · 4
- Erich von Stroheim Director, Original Story, Producer
- Sherry Shourds Assistant Director
- Louis Germonprez Assistant Director
- Edward Sowders Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Marian Ainslee Writer
Production · 5
- Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. Producer
- Gloria Swanson Producer
- Nathan Curry Extras Casting
- Benjamin Glazer Production Manager
- William LeBaron Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Paul Ivano Director of Photography
- Gordon Pollock Director of Photography
- William Margulies Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Viola Lawrence Editor
Sound · 2
- Adolph Tandler Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Vinton Vernon Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Harold Miles Art Direction, Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Max Rée Costume Design
Other crew · 3
- Gregg Toland Cinematography
- William H. Daniels Cinematography
- Ben F. Reynolds Cinematography
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