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Queen Kelly is a american film of genre Drama directed by Richard Boleslawski released in USA on 1 january 1929 with Gloria Swanson

Queen Kelly (1932)

Queen Kelly
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Released in USA 1 january 1929
Length 1h15
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating70% 3.544153.544153.544153.544153.54415

Queen Kelly (1929) is an American silent film produced in 1928-29 and released by United Artists. The film was directed by Erich von Stroheim, starred Gloria Swanson, in the title role, Walter Byron and Seena Owen. The film was produced by Joseph P. Kennedy, who was Swanson's lover at the time.

In 1932, Swanson was able to release a part-talkie version in Europe and South America only, because of her contract with Stroheim. This version had an alternate ending directed by Swanson and filmed by cinematographer Gregg Toland.

Synopsis

Prince Wolfram (Byron) is the betrothed of mad Queen Regina V of Kronberg (Owen). As punishment for partying with other women, he is sent on manoeuvres. He sees Kitty Kelly (Swanson) walking with other convent students and flirts with her. She is embarrassed when he makes a comment after seeing that her underwear is visible, so she takes it off and throws it at him, to the horror of the nuns, who punish her for her "indecency".

Actors

Gloria Swanson

(Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly)Walter Byron

(Prince Wolfram)Seena Owen

(Queen Regina V)Walter Byron

(le prince Wolfram)Tully Marshall

(Jan Vryheid)
And :
Sylvia Ashton
Wilson Benge
Sidney Bracey
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
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