Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Corinne Griffith | ... | Grand Duchess Tatiana (at 12 and 20) | |
Einar Hanson | ... | Stepan (son of a peasant, at 14 and 22) (as Einar Hansen) | |
Claude Gillingwater | ... | Ivan (their tutor) | |
Charles Crockett | ... | Senov (a carnival fakir) | |
Evelyn Selbie | ... | Stepan's Mother | |
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Larry Fisher | ... | A Farmhand |
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H.C. Simmons | ... | Czar Nicholas |
Ellinor Vanderveer | ... | Czarina (as Elinor Vanderveer) | |
Byron Sage | ... | Zarevitch | |
Tom Murray | ... | Bolshevik Guard | |
Marcelle Corday | ... | Tatiana's Maid | |
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Michael Pleschkoff | ... | Court Chamberlain (as Major General Michael N. Pleschkoff) |
Max Davidson | ... | Shoestring Salesman | |
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Allan Sears | ... | American Customer |
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Mary Louise Miller | ... | Daughter of Stepan and Tatiana |
In Czarist Russia, Stepan, a young peasant boy, is sent to Siberia for allegedly insulting Grand Duchess Tatiana. Upon his release years later, he joins the Bolshviks, who are now fighting to overthrow the royal family. After they succeed, the royal family, including Tatiana, is condemned to death. The Bolshevik official in charge of carrying out the executions turns out to be none other than Stepan. Complications ensue. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
One of many missing and presumed lost films from the lovely Corinne Griffith. "Into Her Kingdom" was also part of the then-stylish wave of Russia-themed pictures. Griffith is assisted by the handsome Einar Hanson, who would die tragically in a automobile accident.
The film purports to tell the story of the real-life Grand Duchess Tatiana, daughter of Czar Nicholas II. Tatiana was executed along with her parents and siblings but that fact was not popularly known when "Into Her Kingdom" was made. However, it does give the story a rather ghoulish quality and making a film about a young woman whose fate was unknown shows a distinct lack of good taste. While Tatiana has not endured nearly the nonsense that became attached to her younger sister, Anastasia, it is still a pity that the movie makers chose to go this route.
Note: This film is considered missing and presumed lost and any reviews claiming to have viewed it should be looked upon with a wary eye unless the whens, wheres and hows of the screening are shared.