The King's Game (1916) [NR]
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Featuring:
George Probert, Pearl White, Sheldon Lewis
Written by:
George B. Seitz
Directed by:
Ashley Miller
Release Date:
January 7, 1916
Original Title:
The King's Game
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
Pathé Exchange
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 50
The story tells of the adventures of an unusual young duke, whose father, the old Grand Duke of Kiev, coveted the wife of Count Dardinilis, his colonel of Huzzars; of the old Grand Duke's plot to get her for himself; of her accidental death at the hands of his Cossacks, and of the colonel's escape with his little daughter to America. The young Grand Duke, now an orphan, comes to America to complete his education.
The story tells of the adventures of an unusual young duke, whose father, the old Grand Duke of Kiev, coveted the wife of Count Dardinilis, his colonel of Huzzars; of the old Grand Duke's plot to get her for himself; of her accidental death at the hands of his Cossacks, and of the colonel's escape with his little daughter to America. The young Grand Duke, now an orphan, comes to America to complete his education. The Nihilists send Perelley to kill him, but he is apprehended by the Secret Service, who know the details of the plot. They dress the man in the Grand Duke's clothes and chain him to a carriage, and thus he rides as the nobleman. The Grand Duke, closely resembling Perelley, comes upon their rendezvous and goaded on by the nihilists, throws a box of bonbons at his double, unwillingly riding in the carriage. To make sure of their capture at the opportune time, the Grand Duke goes with them into the country. Perelley escapes from the carriage, and his presence at the rendezvous makes it very necessary that the Grand Duke explain. He escapes, unharmed, with the aid of Dardinilis' daughter. When they are captured by the police the very lenient young Duke calls it a draw and lets it go. Count Dardinilis becomes colonel of the Black Huzzars and his daughter becomes the Duchess of Kiev.
