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Cast
| William Desmond | ... |
John Maude
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| Mary Thurman | ... |
Betty Keith
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Anita Kay | ... |
Mrs. Jack Wheldon
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George Swann | ... |
Lord Hayling
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Walter Perry | ... |
President of Mervo
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Wilton Taylor | ... |
Benjamin Scobell
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William De Vaull | ... |
Crump
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| Frank Lanning | ... |
The Shepherd
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| Boris Karloff | ... |
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Written by
| Fred Myton | ... | (scenario) |
| P.G. Wodehouse | ... | (novel) |
Cinematography by
| Harry W. Gerstad | ... | (as Harry Gerstad) |
Additional Crew
| Jesse D. Hampton | ... | presenter |
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- Pathé Exchange (1919) (United States) (theatrical)
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Storyline
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Young American John Maude is forced to find a job when he falls in love with society girl Betty Keith. He accepts a sudden offer to go to Mervo, a tiny island country, where he is hired by Benjamin Scobell to pose as the lost prince of Mervo as an attraction to bolster the Mervo casino as a rival of Monte Carlo. Scobell also wants John to marry his stepdaughter, who turns out to be Betty. When Betty accuses John of being simply a shill for a gambling house, John closes the casino and tries to stage a revolution to make Mervo a republic. The natives resist, but the President of Mervo returns to run the casino himself, and Betty and John escape to America together. Written by AFI |
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| Taglines | What would you do if some one offered you a throne? You see, he found he couldn't keep his princely job and a certain girl's heart also. (Print Ad-St. Mary Banner, ((Franklin, La.)) 24 July 1920) See more » |
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