When Love Is King (1916)
Felix, the King of Wallonia, has to marry Louise, Princess of the neighboring State of Trebizond. The old Prince, her father, craves the elixir of youth, and gets drunk so often that Trebizond is in bad shape. Thus, it is up to Felix to be King of both States. But Louise has a love affair with Stepan, the heir presumptive to his throne, and Felix flees to America in disguise. By a strange twist of circumstance he takes a job as butler in the home of J.P. Morton, multi-millionaire. There he meets Marcia, Morton's daughter, and the jig is up. He loves her.
Director: Ben Turbett
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 50 min
Release Date: February 9, 1916
Cast
- Richard Tucker - Felix, the King
- Carroll McComas - Marcia Morton
- Bigelow Cooper - J.P. Morton
- Carlton S. King - Stepan
- Robert Brower - The Prime Minister
- Vivian Perry - The Princess Louise
- John Sturgeon - The Prince of Trebizond
- Harold Meltzer - Baron Tarnow
- T. Tamamoto - Janzi
- Charles Sutton - The Ambassador
Screenplay
- Charles Sumner Williams (Story)
Production: Southern California Edison Company
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Original Language: en
Keywords
library of congress
More Films by Director: Ben Turbett
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is When Love Is King about?
- Felix, the King of Wallonia, has to marry Louise, Princess of the neighboring State of Trebizond. The old Prince, her father, craves the elixir of youth, and gets drunk so often that Trebizond is in bad shape. Thus, it is up to Felix to be King of both States. But Louise has a love affair with Stepan, the heir presumptive to his throne, and Felix flees to America in disguise. By a strange twist of circumstance he takes a job as butler in the home of J.P. Morton, multi-millionaire. There he meets Marcia, Morton's daughter, and the jig is up. He loves her.
- Who directed When Love Is King?
- When Love Is King was directed by Ben Turbett.
- Who stars in When Love Is King?
- When Love Is King stars Richard Tucker, Carroll McComas, Bigelow Cooper, Carlton S. King, Robert Brower, Vivian Perry.
- How long is When Love Is King?
- When Love Is King has a runtime of 50m (50 minutes).
- What genre is When Love Is King?
- When Love Is King is a Comedy, Drama film.
- Where was When Love Is King produced?
- When Love Is King was produced in United States of America.