The Crown of Lies

The Crown of Lies is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Pola Negri. It was produced and financed by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1] [2]

The Crown of Lies
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Directed byDimitri Buchowetzki
Written byErnest Vajda (story)
Hope Loring (co-writer)
Louis D. Lighton (co-writer)
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
StarringPola Negri
CinematographyBert Glennon
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 27, 1926 (1926-03-27)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Olga Kriga, a New York boarding house maid, is loved by John Knight, an automobile salesman, asks her to wed him. One day in a delicatessen, she is seen by a foreigner, who immediately hails her as "Queen." He tells her the faithful cabinet is waiting nearby. The foreigner is a servant of the former prime minister and he insists that she is the long lost ruler of Sylvania, a small European country. Olga decides to pose as that lost queen of Sylvania, and travels to that Balkan country accompanied by Knight. Count Mirko, knowing her return will cause usurper troubles, plans to make it appear beneficial to be rid of Olga. However, the people of the country acclaim her as queen and, after a revolt, put her on the throne. Happiness has been restored to Sylvania, but Olga decides that she no longer to pose as a royal and returns to New York with Knight.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Crown of Lies located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5]

References
  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Crown of Lies
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Crown of Lies at silentera.com
  3. Elliott, Frank (March 27, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Crown of Lies", Motion Picture News, New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc., 33 (13): 1420, retrieved April 11, 2023 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Crown of Lies
  5. Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files: Lost Films of Paramount Pictures 1925 at silentsaregolden.com


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