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The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
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Wikipedia article
'The Grand Duchess and the Waiter' is a 1926 silent romantic comedy directed by Mal St. Clair and starring Florence Vidor and Adolphe Menjou. The film is based on a 1925 Broadway play of the same name starring stage actress Elsie Ferguson, who had recently returned to Broadway after years in the film colony. A print of this film is preserved at the Library of Congress.
Cast
*Adolphe Menjou - Albert Durant
*Florence Vidor - The Grand Duchess Zenia
*Lawrence Grant - The Grand Duke Peter
*George Beranger - The Grand Duke Paul (billed as Andre Beranger)
*Dot Farley - The Countess Prascovia Avaloff
*Barbara Pierce - Henriette
*Brandon Hurst - Matard
*William Courtright - Blake
Home media
The film has been issued on VHS but has yet to see a DVD release.[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=8362 'The Grand Duchess and the Waiter' as performed on Broadway, at the Lyceum Theatre, October 13, 1925 - November 1925; IBDb.com][http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/G/GrandDuchessandtheWait1926.html 'The Grand Duchess and the Waiter' at silentera.com]
See also
*'The House That Shadows Built' (1931 promotional film by Paramount with excerpt of this film)
References
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