Nearly a King explained

Nearly a King
Director:Frederick A. Thomson
Producer:Adolph Zukor
Starring:John Barrymore
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:5 reels
Country:United States
Language:Silent film(English intertitles)

Nearly a King is a 1916 silent film romantic comedy directed by Frederick A. Thomson, produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1] John Barrymore stars in a story written for the screen. Barrymore's first wife Katherine Corri Harris makes her screen debut with him in this picture. Frederick Thomson directed and this is now a lost film.[2] [3] [4] [5]

One of the earliest screen appearances of a young Adolphe Menjou, just 25 years old.

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  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307031950/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=14258 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Nearly a King
  2. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/N/NearlyAKing1916.html Nearly a King at silentera.com
  3. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
  4. John Barrymore: A Bio-Bibliography by Martin Norden, c. 1995
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=a3lJAQAAMAAJ&dq=nearly+a+king+1916+john+barrymore&pg=PA483 Motography: The Motion Picture Trade Journal, Volume 16, Chicago February 26, 1916