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{{Infobox film

| name = The King on Main Street

| image = Magazine advertisement for The King on Main Street starring Adolphe Menjou.jpg

| caption = Magazine advertisement

| director = Monta Bell

| producer = Adolph Zukor
Jesse L. Lasky

| writer = Monta Bell (adaptation)
Douglas Zoty (scenario)

| starring =

| based_on =

| cinematography = James Wong Howe

| editing =

| studio = Famous Players-Lasky

| distributor = Paramount Pictures

| released =

| runtime = 60 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

}}

'The King on Main Street', also known as 'The King', is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Monta Bell and starring Adolphe Menjou and Bessie Love. The film was adapted for the screen by Bell, and was based on the play 'The King', Leo Ditrichstein's adaptation of the 1908 French play 'Le Roi' by Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Robert de Flers, and Emmanuel Arne. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

'The King on Main Street' includes two sequences filmed in early two-strip Technicolor. These sequences, along with a print of the film, still exist. The film is in the public domain and is available on the Internet Archive.

Plot



King Serge IV of Molvania (Menjou) comes to Manhattan to conduct business with Arthur Trent (Kilgour), but instead goes to Coney Island, where he meets Gladys Humphreys (Love) and John Rockland (Shaw). John, not knowing the king's royal identity, invites him to his home at Little Falls, New Jersey. The king falls in love with Gladys, but Trent catches them in a compromising situation, and blackmails the king into completing their business deal. The king leaves the United States and Gladys forever.

Cast



Production



The film was partially filmed on location in New York, New Jersey, and Coney Island.

Bessie Love's performance of the Charleston in this film popularized the dance within the United States.

Reception



The film did well at the box office, particularly in small town America.

See also



* List of early color feature films

References




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