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The Royal Family

  • TV Movie
  • 1977
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
45
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Rosemary Harris, Eva Le Gallienne, Sam Levene, and Ellis Rabb in The Royal Family (1977)
Comedy

George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly eccentric theatrical clan. A Barrymore-like brood, the Cavendishes are as flamboyant offs... Read allGeorge S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly eccentric theatrical clan. A Barrymore-like brood, the Cavendishes are as flamboyant offstage as they are on. Their real-life family drama occurs in a Manhattan apartment when the... Read allGeorge S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly eccentric theatrical clan. A Barrymore-like brood, the Cavendishes are as flamboyant offstage as they are on. Their real-life family drama occurs in a Manhattan apartment when the grand matriarch, Fanny Cavendish, learns that her daughter and granddaughter may both be ... Read all

  • Directors
    • Kirk Browning
    • Ellis Rabb
  • Writers
    • Edna Ferber
    • George S. Kaufman
  • Stars
    • Rosetta LeNoire
    • John Remme
    • David A. Butler
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    45
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Kirk Browning
      • Ellis Rabb
    • Writers
      • Edna Ferber
      • George S. Kaufman
    • Stars
      • Rosetta LeNoire
      • John Remme
      • David A. Butler
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win total

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    Rosetta LeNoire
    Rosetta LeNoire
    • Della
    • (as Rosetta Le Noire)
    John Remme
    • Jo
    David A. Butler
    • Hallboy
    Sherman G. Lloyd
    • McDermott
    • (as Sherman Lloyd)
    Keene Curtis
    Keene Curtis
    • Herbert Dean
    Mary Louise Wilson
    Mary Louise Wilson
    • Kitty Dean
    Mary Layne
    • Gwen Cavendish
    Forrest Buckman
    • Perry Stewart
    Eva Le Gallienne
    Eva Le Gallienne
    • Fanny Cavendish
    • (as Eva LaGallienne)
    Sam Levene
    Sam Levene
    • Oscar Wolfe
    Rosemary Harris
    Rosemary Harris
    • Julie Cavendish
    Ellis Rabb
    Ellis Rabb
    • Tony Cavendish
    Michael Cuddy
    • Hallboy
    George Gitto
    • Hallboy
    David Petersen
    David Petersen
    • Chauffeur
    • (as David O. Petersen)
    Donald Barton
    • Gilbert Marshall
    C. Salyk-Lynton
    • Gunga
    Betty Low
    Betty Low
    • Miss Peake
    • Directors
      • Kirk Browning
      • Ellis Rabb
    • Writers
      • Edna Ferber
      • George S. Kaufman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Ellis Rabb won a Tony award for directing this production on Broadway.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978)

    User reviews3

    Featured review
    9/10

    Let's hear it for Dame Rosemary Harris (She should become a Dame)

    I caught only the last hour of this play taped for PBS. This play is well written and somewhat outdated but it displays the enormous, beautiful talent of Dame Rosemary Harris (She's not damed yet but she should be)she's beautiful and very talented. She's one of the great divas of the theatre overall. Then there is Eva LaGallienne who is one of the great acting divas of all time. Eva and Rosemary should have earned Emmys for their roles as mother and daughter. They were totally into characters. It's worth $30 to order it now. It wasn't until I recently read more about Eva LaGallienne who should have had more roles in her lifetime that brought her fame and happiness. She was respected for her caliber in the theater but it never transferred to film or television because of her sexual orientation. She never denied who she was attracted too and she should be remembered that the true passion of her life was truly the stage. That's how I will remember Eva's legacy is that the stage is where she belonged most.
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    • Jun 20, 2002
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    • Release date
      • November 9, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • American Bicentennial Theatre
      • Association of Producing Artists-Phoenix Theatre
      • Thirteen / WNET
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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