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The King's Power (1911)
Short | Short, Drama

The King's Power (1911)

Short | Short, Drama

Prince Walter, whilst out hunting with his adjutant, the Duke of Wolmer, becomes separated from the rest of the field, and the pair encounter Agnes, a prepossessing country maiden who resides with her grandmother, and of her inquire their ...See morePrince Walter, whilst out hunting with his adjutant, the Duke of Wolmer, becomes separated from the rest of the field, and the pair encounter Agnes, a prepossessing country maiden who resides with her grandmother, and of her inquire their whereabouts. The adjutant, who is an ardent amateur photographer, observes that the prince is struck by the girl's beauty and secures a snapshot of her. It is a case of love at first sight with the Prince and his fair charmer, and the latter, refusing to be momentarily recompensed for the services she has rendered to His Royal Highness, allows him to present her with a ring. In return, he takes a lock of her hair. The pair part, but the gay cavalier has become a lovesick swain. His thoughts are ever of Agnes, and a game of chess with the adjutant proves tedious. Showing the lock of hair to the adjutant, the latter understands what is troubling his royal master, and consoles him somewhat by presenting him with a present of the snapshot he secured of the girl. To further the plans of the lovers, the adjutant secures a tenancy of the house adjoining that of Agnes, and the love-making proceeds apace. Soon we see the happy pair in fond embrace and the compact is sealed with a kiss. But the prince's august parent has other plans for his son's matrimonial prospects. For political reasons, it is necessary that he shall be betrothed to the Princess of Illyria, and at a council meeting the engagement is decided upon. Prince Walter, whilst enjoying a tete-a-tete with Agnes, is apprised by the adjutant of what has occurred, a copy of a newspaper containing the official announcement being handed to him. In a rage he tramples the paper under foot and goes off with his informer. Agnes chances to discover the journal, and reads the news which for her is fraught with such importance. The prince decides to return home, and writes a letter acquainting Agnes with the fact that circumstances over which he has had no control forces him to break his engagement with her. Arrived at the royal palace, the prince bows to the will of his father and the council. Both His Royal Highness and Agnes are, however, disconsolate. The former has no thoughts except for her to whom his heart is given, whilst the latter declines to be tempted even with the daintiest luxuries. She sends back the emblem of her troth, and the prince writes a letter imploring her to see him once more and let him spend a last happy hour in her company. The adjutant, seeing how matters are, takes affairs into his own hands, and visiting Agnes, prevails upon her to gratify the prince's desire, conveying her to the palace in his own motor car. A touching scene between the lovers in the royal garden ensues, and before parting the prince gives Agnes a white rose as the emblem of his undying love for her. Tender farewells are said, and Agnes returns to her humble abode. Life's dream for her is o'er, but the prince, bowing to destiny, returns to the palace and is wedded to the lady of his father's choice, bestowing upon her his name, but not his love, for that is the sole property of the girl of humble mien, and the picture closes with the newly wedded pair bowing their acknowledgments upon the balcony to the assembled populace below, who little realize that he who will someday rule over them has sacrificed his happiness in the fulfillment of his duty to his king and country. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Ingeborg Larsen Agnes Agnes See fewer	Dødskysset (1915)
Carl Alstrup Actor Actor See fewer	Peter Ligeglad paa Eventyr (1923)
Svend Bille Actor Actor See fewer	Week-end (1935)
Axel Boesen Actor Actor See fewer	Manden med de ni Fingre IV (1916)
Mathilde Felumb Friis Actress (as Mathilde Felumb-Friis) Actress (as Mathilde Felumb-Friis) See fewer	A Resurrection (1915)
Frederik Jacobsen Actor Actor See fewer	Hjælpen (1913)
Ella La Cour Actress Actress See fewer	Hamlet (1911)
Otto Lagoni Actor Actor See fewer	The Black Hand (1911)
Zanny Petersen Actress Actress See fewer	A Trip to Mars (1918)
Axel Schultz Actor Actor See fewer	Under det sorte Flag (1913)
Axel Strøm Actor Actor See fewer	Dorian Grays Portræt (1910)
Carlo Wieth Prince Leopold of Kronborg Prince Leopold of Kronborg See fewer	På livets ödesvägar (1913)
Einar Zangenberg Prince Wolmer von Krakau Prince Wolmer von Krakau See fewer	Die Reise ins Jenseits (1917)