Nearly a King

Nearly a King is a 1916 silent film romantic comedy directed by Frederick A. Thomson, produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Nearly a King John Barrymore stars in a story written for the screen. Barrymore's first wife Katherine Corri Harris makes her screen debut with him in this picture. Frederick Thomson directed and this is now a lost film.Nearly a King at silentera.comThe American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988John Barrymore: A Bio-Bibliography by Martin Norden, c. 1995Motography: The Motion Picture Trade Journal, Volume 16, Chicago February 26, 1916 Retrieved December 11, 2015

One of the earliest screen appearances of a young Adolphe Menjou, just 25 years old.

Cast John Barrymore - 1.Jack Merriwell, 2. The Prince of Bulwana, 3.himself-an out of work actor) Katherine Corri Harris - The Princess Russell Bassett - Regent of Okam Beatrice Prentice - Marya Martin Alsop - Grant Mason Fred McGuirk - Olaf Adolphe Menjou - Baron

See also John Barrymore filmography

References

External links Nearly a King at IMDb.com Nearly a King; allmovie.com/ synopsis lobby card production still(archived)