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His Majesty, the American

191996 minUnited States
Comedy

Synopsis

Restless New Yorker Bill leaves home in search of adventure and receives a summons to an unfamiliar kingdom. Rebels try to seize him before he understands why he matters. His appetite for action carries him into a royal crisis with an unexpected connection to his own identity.

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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
96:12
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Douglas Fairbanks · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsJoseph Henabery

Behind the scenes

Douglas Fairbanks's comedy was the first film made for distribution by United Artists. Its energetic American abroad turns a European succession story into a vehicle for his athletic screen persona.

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