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1917 film by John Emerson

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5.8

A button factory worker has always dreamed that he was meant for better things, to be rich and famous and in "the company of kings". One day he discovers that he is indeed the only heir to the throne of a small European kingdom. However, there are forces at work who don't want him to survive to take the throne.

Released: 1917-11-1669 minDir: John EmersonAdventure

Cast

  • Douglas Fairbanks as Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
  • Eileen Percy as Elsie Merrill
  • Richard Cummings as Old Bingham the Boss
  • Millard Webb as Mr. Mann
  • Eugene Ormonde as Sergius Badinoff the Prime
  • Frank Campeau as Black Boris

Themes

  • silent film

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Ratings

IMDb

6.1/10

136 votes

Year
1917
Runtime
69 min
Genres
Adventure, Comedy

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Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Director
John Emerson
Screenwriter
John Emerson
Cinematographer
Victor Fleming
Duration
69
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publication date
1917-01-01
title
Reaching for the Moon
production designer
Wilfred Buckland
distributed by
Paramount Pictures
copyright status
public domain
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