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The King on Main Street, also known as The King, is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Monta Bell and starring Adolphe Menjou and Bessie Love. The film is based on 1908 French play Le Roi by Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Robert de Flers and Emmanuel Arène, and was adapted for the screen by Bell.
The King on Main Street includes two sequences filmed in early two-strip Technicolor. These sequences, along with a print of the film, still exist.
Original Release
10/25/1925
US Release
10/25/1925
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Adolphe Menjou | The King / King Serge IV of Molvania |
| Bessie Love | Mary Young |
| Greta Nissen | Therese / Thérèse Manix |
| Oscar Shaw | John Rockland / John D: Rockland |
| Joseph Kilgour | Arthur Trent |
| Edgar Norton | Hugo Jensen |
| Mario Majeroni | Count Krenko |
| Carlotta Monterey | Mrs. Nash |
| Marcia Harris | Aunt Tabitha Young |
| Edouard Durand | Bourdier |
Directors
Writers
Monta Bell, Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Douglas Z. Doty
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Adolphe Menjou | The King / King Serge IV of Molvania |
| Bessie Love | Mary Young |
| Greta Nissen | Therese / Thérèse Manix |
| Oscar Shaw | John Rockland / John D: Rockland |
| Joseph Kilgour | Arthur Trent |
| Edgar Norton | Hugo Jensen |
| Mario Majeroni | Count Krenko |
| Carlotta Monterey | Mrs. Nash |
| Marcia Harris | Aunt Tabitha Young |
| Edouard Durand | Bourdier |
| Jack La Rue | Member of King's Retinue in Paris Hotel Lobby |
| Lois Wilson | Hotel guest in lobby (cameo appearance) |
