The Royal Box
The Royal Box (German: Die Königsloge) is a 1929 American historical film directed by Bryan Foy and starring Alexander Moissi, Camilla Horn and Lew Hearn.[1] It is an adaptation of the play Kean by Alexandre Dumas about the life of the British actor Edmund Kean.
| The Royal Box | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bryan Foy |
| Written by | Charles Coghlan (play) Alexandre Dumas (play) Arthur Hurley Edmund Joseph Murray Roth Arthur Rundt |
| Starring | Alexander Moissi Camilla Horn Lew Hearn |
| Music by | Harold Levey |
| Cinematography | Edwin B. DuPar Ray Foster |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | National Film (Germany) Warner Bros. (US) |
Release date | 21 November 1929 |
Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | German |
It was made by Warner Brothers as a German-language film using the Vitaphone process. In Germany the film was released by the studio's local subsidiary National Film.
Cast
- Alexander Moissi as Edmund Kean
- Camilla Horn as Alice Doren
- Lew Hearn as Salomon
- Elsa Ersi as Countess Toeroek
- William F. Schoeller as H.R.H., The Prince of Wales
- Egon Brecher as Count Toeroek
- Leni Stengel as Lady Robert
- Carlos Zizold as Lord Melvill
- Greta Meyer as Mrs. Barker
- Sig Ruman as Bailiff
- William Gade as Tommy Widgetts
References
- Schaudig p.122
Bibliography
- Michael Schaudig. Positionen deutscher Filmgeschichte. Diskurs-Film-Verlag, 1996.
External links
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