Thrown Off the Throne
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Clarence Barr [the king], Florence Lee [the queen], Gus Pixley [the spy], Dave Morris [Duke Gookus]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 23 November 1914; in a split-reel with All on Account of the Cheese (1914). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The queen tires of the king’s delicatessen feasts and plots to put Duke Gookus, the rightful heir, on the throne. Both are caught. The queen, shut up in the tower, sends up a rocket which carries word to the duke’s men, and they storm the castle. The king is thrown off the throne and Gookus is crowned.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 7 October 2023.
References: Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-IMDb.
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