The Prince and Betty (1919)
50 min
Young American John Maude is forced to find a job when he falls in love with society girl Betty Keith. He accepts a sudden offer to go to Mervo, a tiny island country, where he is hired by Benjamin Scobell to pose as the lost prince of Mervo as an attraction to bolster the Mervo casino as a rival of Monte Carlo. Scobell also wants John to marry his stepdaughter, who turns out to be Betty. When Betty accuses John of being simply a shill for a gambling house, John closes the casino and tries to stage a revolution to make Mervo a republic.
- Release date
- December 21, 1919
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- William Desmond as John Maude
- Mary Thurman as Betty Keith
- Anita Kay as Mrs. Jack Wheldon
- George Swann as Lord Hayling
- Walter Perry as President of Mervo
- Wilton Taylor as Benjamin Scobell
- William De Vaull as Crump
- Frank Lanning as The Shepherd
- Boris Karloff as Undetermined Role
Crew
- Robert Thornby · Director
- Fred Myton · Writer
- P.G. Wodehouse · Writer
- Harry W. Gerstad · Cinematographer