Queen Kelly

Queen Kelly (1929) is a drama, romance film directed by Erich von Stroheim rated 6.5/10.

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)

Wilson Benge

Prince Wolfram's Valet (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Prince Wolfram's Lackey (uncredited)

Rae Daggett

Coughdrops (uncredited)

Robert Frazier

Catholic Priest (uncredited)

Florence Gibson

Kelly's Aunt (uncredited)

Madge Hunt

Mother Superior (uncredited)

Tully Marshall

Jan Vryheid (uncredited)

Ann Morgan

Maid Escorting Kelly to Altar (uncredited)