The Royal Family

8.0 (2 votes)• 1977• 120m•Released

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George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly eccentric theatrical clan. A Barrymore-like brood, the Cavendishes are as flamboyant offstage as they are on. Their real-life family drama occurs in a Manhattan apartment when the grand matriarch, Fanny Cavendish, learns that her daughter and granddaughter may both be giving up the stage for marriage. Theatre legends Rosemary Harris, Eva LeGallienne, Sam Levene and Ellis Rabb have great fun portraying characters they know all too well from their years on stage.

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Director: Ellis Rabb, Kirk Browning

Starring Cast: Donald Barton, Rosemary Harris, Eva Le Gallienne, Ellis Rabb, Mary Layne, Forrest Buckman

Cast

Donald Barton

Gilbert Marshall

Rosemary Harris

Julie Cavendish

Eva Le Gallienne

Fanny Cavendish

Ellis Rabb

Tony Cavendish

Mary Layne

Gwen Cavendish

Forrest Buckman

Perry Stewart

Sam Levene

Oscar Wolfe

Rosetta LeNoire

Della

Mary Louise Wilson

Kitty Dean

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