Into Her Kingdom (1926)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Svend Gade

Writers:

William M. Conselman (titles) (as William Conselman), Ruth Comfort Mitchell (story)

Stars:

Corinne Griffith, Einar Hanson, Claude Gillingwater

Cast

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
Larry Fisher	...	A Farmhand
H.C. Simmons	...	Czar Nicholas
Ellinor Vanderveer	...	Czarina (as Elinor Vanderveer)
Byron Sage	...	Zarevitch
Tom Murray	...	Bolshevik Guard
Marcelle Corday	...	Tatiana's Maid
Michael Pleschkoff	...	Court Chamberlain (as Major General Michael N. Pleschkoff)
Max Davidson	...	Shoestring Salesman
Allan Sears	...	American Customer
Mary Louise Miller	...	Daughter of Stepan and Tatiana

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

execution | bolshevik | communism | communist | royalty | 

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Taglines:

CORINNE GRIFFITH World's Most Beautiful Woman Growing Younger Every Day (Print Ad-Providence News, ((Providence, RI)) 4 September 1926)

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

In a symbolic 2-strip Technicolor insert, running 221 feet, the Weaver of Fate picks out multicolored cords and plays tricks with them. The red cord represents the girl and the brown cord represents the boy.

User Reviews

A lost film, check those attics

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.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

None English

Release Date:

8 August 1926 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Princesa Russa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Corinne Griffith Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Color (2-strip Technicolor) (one sequence) Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1