Meet the Prince is a lost[7] 1926 American comedy-drama[5] silent film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Joseph Schildkraut and Marguerite De La Motte. It was produced by Metropolitan Pictures Corporation[4][8] and distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation.[5]
Meet the Prince | |
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Directed by | Joseph Henabery[1] |
Screenplay by | |
Based on | "The American Sex" by Frank R. Adams[1][2] |
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Cinematography | Karl Struss[3] |
Production company | Metropolitan Pictures Corporation[4] |
Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation[5] |
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Running time | 6 reels;[1] 5,908 feet[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A bankrupt Russian prince (Schildkraut) and princess (Faye) come to New York's Lower East Side to escape a revolution at home. They hatch a plan to marry rich Americans. While pretending to be rich, the prince falls in love with a poor girl (De La Motte), who herself is trying to marry for money. The prince ends up marrying the poor girl, and his sister marries a butler, but they are all happily in love.[1][3][6]
The production included an accurate reproduction of the great reception room in the Grand Duke's palace at Petrograd, Russia.[4][10]
The film was not well received by reviewers.[11] The plot seemed drawn out, and Schildkraut, a skilled dramatic actor, was deemed miscast in his comic role.[1][3]