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Queen Kelly

Queen Kelly

19296.51h 41m

Overview

In Kronberg, Ruritania, the planned wedding of Queen Regina and Prince Wolfram is disrupted when the prince falls in love with Patricia Kelly, a beautiful orphan at the convent. The prince kidnaps Patricia and takes her to the palace, but the queen drives her out. After a botched suicide attempt, Patricia unwillingly allows her scurrilous aunt to marry her off to a decrepit scoundrel. Undaunted, Wolfram follows Patricia to her new home in East Africa.

Directed by Erich von Stroheim
Written by Marian Ainslee, Erich von Stroheim
Produced by Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim
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Top Cast

Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly

Walter Byron

Walter Byron

Prince Wolfram

Seena Owen

Seena Owen

Queen Regina V

Sylvia Ashton

Sylvia Ashton

Kelly's Aunt (uncredited)

W

Wilson Benge

Prince Wolfram's Valet (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Prince Wolfram's Lackey (uncredited)

R

Rae Daggett

Coughdrops (uncredited)

R

Robert Frazier

Catholic Priest (uncredited)

F

Florence Gibson

Kelly's Aunt (uncredited)

M

Madge Hunt

Mother Superior (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

brothelqueenprinceweddingconvent (nunnery)

About Queen Kelly

Queen Kelly is a drama, romance film released in 1929 exploring themes of brothel, queen, prince, wedding, convent (nunnery). Directed by Erich von Stroheim, it stars Gloria Swanson, Walter Byron, Seena Owen. In Kronberg, Ruritania, the planned wedding of Queen Regina and Prince Wolfram is disrupted when the prince falls in love with Patricia Kelly, a beautiful orphan at the convent. The prince kidnaps Patricia and takes her to the palace, but the queen drives her out. After a botched suicide attempt, Patricia unwillingly allows her scurrilous aunt to marry her off to a decrepit scoundrel. Undaunted, Wolfram follows Patricia to her new home in East Africa.

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