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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1480

His Royal Slyness

192027 minUnited States

Synopsis

An American book salesman resembles a prince who wishes to avoid an arranged royal marriage. Taking the prince's place brings him into courtship and political unrest, before the real man's arrival threatens the impersonation.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 24:42
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Hal Roach · Public domain

Cast

Harold Lloyd

Mildred Davis

Snub Pollard

DirectorsHal Roach

Behind the scenes

Harold Lloyd's ordinary salesman enters a fairy-tale monarchy through a mistaken identity. The copy's opening credits confirm His Royal Slyness despite an inconsistent description on its source page.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Harold Lloyd — Daniel Blum · Public domain
Mildred Davis — Photoplay magazine · Public domain
Snub Pollard — Unknown author Unknown author; J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs · Public domain

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