Queen Kelly (1929)

6.5/10 101 min Drama Romance

Overview

In Kronberg, Ruritania, the planned wedding of Queen Regina and Prince Wolfram is disrupted when the prince falls in love with Patricia Kelly, a beautiful orphan at the convent. The prince kidnaps Patricia and takes her to the palace, but the queen drives her out. After a botched suicide attempt, Patricia unwillingly allows her scurrilous aunt to marry her off to a decrepit scoundrel. Undaunted, Wolfram follows Patricia to her new home in East Africa.

Cast

Gloria Swanson

Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly

Walter Byron

Prince Wolfram

Seena Owen

Queen Regina V

Sylvia Ashton

Kelly's Aunt (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Prince Wolfram's Lackey (uncredited)

Tully Marshall

Jan Vryheid (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Kali Sana - Aunt's Cook (uncredited)

Wilhelm von Brincken

Prince Wolfram's Adjutant (uncredited)

Gordon Westcott

Lackey (uncredited)

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