The Beggar Prince
1920 film by William Worthington
- January 25, 1920 (1920-01-25)
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The Beggar Prince is a lost[1][2] 1920 film directed by William Worthington and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation.[3][4][5][6][7]
Plot
An island is ruled by a prince (Sessue Hayakawa) who mistakenly believes he can control the moon and the sea. The prince tries to be with a beautiful girl (Batrice La Plante) who doesn't like him. A fisherman (also played by Sessue Hayakawa) sees the prince harassing the girl and knocks him out and swaps clothes with him and takes over the role as leader of the country. After some time the fisherman feels guilty and returns the throne to the cast out prince. The prince has found a peaceful way of life and both men marry the women they love. [8]
Cast
- Sessue Hayakawa as Nikki/Prince
- Beatrice La Plante as Olala
- Thelma Percy as Sosad
- Bert Hadley as Grand Vizier
- Robert Bolder as Bunko
- Josef Swickard as Nodo
- Charles A. Post as Court Murderer (*as Buddy Post)
References
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Beggar Prince
- ^ The Beggar Prince at silentera.com
- ^ Miyao, Daisuke (March 28, 2007). Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom. Duke University Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-8223-3969-4.
- ^ "The Beggar Prince". Photoplay. 17 (1): 7. 1920.
- ^ Kendall, Elizabeth (1979). Where She Danced: The Birth of American Art-dance. University of California Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-520-05173-7.
- ^ "The Beggar Prince". Films in Review. 27: 204. 1976.
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Beggar Prince
- ^ https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v84682
External links
- The Beggar Prince at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
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Films directed by William Worthington
- The Grail (1915)
- Homage (1915)
- The Gopher (1915)
- The Social Lion (1915)
- Misjudged (1915)
- The Queen of Hearts (1915)
- Her Prey (1915)
- The Fair God of Sun Island (1915)
- On the Level (1915)
- In Search of a Wife (1915)
- As the Shadows Fall (1915)
- The Reward of Chivalry (1916)
- The Family Secret (1916)
- The Dupe (1916)
- After the Play (1916)
- The Best Man's Bride (1916)
- The Mark of a Gentleman (1916)
- Darcy of the Northwest Mounted (1916)
- The Wire Pullers (1916)
- Bringing Home Father (1916)
- The Rose Colored Scarf (1916)
- The False Part (1916)
- They Wouldn't Take Him Seriously (1916)
- Nature Incorporated (1916)
- Lee Blount Goes Home (1916)
- Cross Purposes (1916)
- The Heart of a Show Girl (1916)
- Main 4400 (1916)
- Love Never Dies (1916)
- The Masked Woman (1916)
- A Stranger from Somewhere (1916)
- Little Partner (1916)
- Bringing Home Father (1917)
- The Devil's Pay Day (1917)
- The Man Who Took a Chance (1917)
- The Clock (1917)
- The Car of Chance (1917)
- The Clean-Up (1917)
- The Beloved Traitor (1918)
- Twenty-One (1918)
- The Ghost of the Rancho (1918)
- His Birthright (1918)
- The Gray Horizon (1919)
- The Courageous Coward (1919)
- A Heart in Pawn (1919)
- His Debt (1919)
- All Wrong (1919)
- The Man Beneath (1919)
- The Dragon Painter (1919)
- Bonds of Honor (1919)
- The Illustrious Prince (1919)
- The Tong Man (1919)
- The Beggar Prince (1920)
- The Silent Barrier (1920)
- The Greater Profit (1921)
- The Unknown Wife (1921)
- The Beautiful Gambler (1921)
- Opened Shutters (1921)
- Go Straight (1921)
- Dr. Jim (1921)
- Tracked to Earth (1922)
- Out of the Silent North (1922)
- Afraid to Fight (1922)
- Kindled Courage (1923)
- The Bolted Door (1923)
- Fashionable Fakers (1923)
- Beauty and the Bad Man (1925)
- The Girl on the Stairs (1925)
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