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  • The King on Main Street (1925)
  • 60 min | Comedy, Romance
The King on Main Street (1925)
60 min | Comedy, Romance

King Serge IV of Molvania (Menjou) comes to Manhattan to conduct business with Arthur Trent (Kilgour), but instead goes to Coney Island, where he meets Gladys Humphreys (Love) and John Rockland (Shaw). John, not knowing the king's royal ...See moreKing Serge IV of Molvania (Menjou) comes to Manhattan to conduct business with Arthur Trent (Kilgour), but instead goes to Coney Island, where he meets Gladys Humphreys (Love) and John Rockland (Shaw). John, not knowing the king's royal identity, invites him to his home at Little Falls, New Jersey. The king falls in love with Gladys, but Trent catches them in a compromising situation, and blackmails the king into completing their business deal. The king leaves the United States and Gladys forever. See less
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Gaston Arman de Caillavet (play "Le Roi") (as Gaston Arman de Cavaillet) | Emmanuel Arène (play "Le Roi") | Monta Bell (adaptation) | Douglas Z. Doty (screenplay) | Robert de Flers (play "Le Roi")
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Nov 9, 1925 (United States)
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12 cast members
Name Known for
Adolphe Menjou
King Serge IV of Molvania King Serge IV of Molvania   See fewer
Bessie Love
Mary Young Mary Young   See fewer
Greta Nissen
Thérèse Manix Thérèse Manix   See fewer
Oscar Shaw
John D: Rockland John D: Rockland   See fewer
Joseph Kilgour
Arthur Trent Arthur Trent   See fewer
Edgar Norton
Hugo Jensen Hugo Jensen   See fewer
Mario Majeroni
Count Krenko Count Krenko   See fewer
Carlotta Monterey
Mrs. Nash Mrs. Nash   See fewer
Marcia Harris
Aunt Tabitha Young Aunt Tabitha Young   See fewer
Edouard Durand
Bourdier Bourdier   See fewer
Jack La Rue
Member of King's Retinue in Paris Hotel Lobby (uncredited) Member of King's Retinue in Paris Hotel Lobby (uncredited)   See fewer
Lois Wilson
Hotel guest in lobby (cameo appearance) (unconfirmed) (uncredited) Hotel guest in lobby (cameo appearance) (unconfirmed) (uncredited)   See fewer
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