Storyline
In Kronberg, Ruritania, the planned wedding of Queen Regina and Prince Wolfram is disrupted when the prince falls in love with Patricia Kelly, a beautiful orphan at the convent. The prince kidnaps Patricia and takes her to the palace, but the queen drives her out. After a botched suicide attempt, Patricia unwillingly allows her scurrilous aunt to marry her off to a decrepit scoundrel. Undaunted, Wolfram follows Patricia to her new home in East Africa.
Cast & Crew
Gloria Swanson
Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly
Lead
Walter Byron
Prince Wolfram
Seena Owen
Queen Regina V
Sylvia Ashton
Kelly's Aunt (uncredited)
WB
Wilson Benge
Prince Wolfram's Valet (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Prince Wolfram's Lackey (uncredited)
RD
Rae Daggett
Coughdrops (uncredited)
RF
Robert Frazier
Catholic Priest (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Erich von Stroheim's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Queen Kelly is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
