The Vagabond Queen

1929 film

  • Douglas Furber
  • Rex Taylor
  • Val Valentine
Starring
  • Betty Balfour
  • Glen Byam Shaw
  • Ernest Thesiger
CinematographyCharles RosherEdited byEmile de Ruelle
Production
company
British International Pictures
Distributed byWardour Films
Release dates
  • May 1929 (1929-05) (UK, silent)
  • 28 August 1929 (1929-08-28) (Hungary)
  • 19 August 1930 (1930-08-19) (UK, sound)
Running time
62 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguagesSound (Synchronized)
English Intertitles

The Vagabond Queen is a 1929 sound British comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Betty Balfour, Glen Byam Shaw, and Ernest Thesiger.[1] While the film has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects on the soundtrack. This film was the final film directed in Britain by Bolváry before he returned to Germany.[2] It was made by British International Pictures.

Plot

A young woman takes the place of a Princess who is a target for an assassination.

Cast

  • Betty Balfour as Sally / Princess Zonia
  • Glen Byam Shaw as Jimmie
  • Ernest Thesiger as Lidoff
  • Harry Terry as Winkleburg
  • Charles Dormer as Prince Adolphe
  • Dino Galvani as Ilmar

References

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Bergfelder & Cargnelli, p. 42.

Bibliography

  • Bergfelder, Tim; Cargnelli, Christian, eds. (2008). Destination London: German-Speaking Emigrés and British Cinema, 1925–1950. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745-019-7.

External links

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