The Puppet Crown Explained

The Puppet Crown
Director:	George Melford
Producer:	Jesse L. Lasky
Screenplay:	Harold MacGrath William C. deMille
Starring:	Ina Claire Carlyle Blackwell Chris Lynton Cleo Ridgely Horace B. Carpenter John Abraham
Cinematography:	Percy Hilburn (Fr)
Studio:	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Puppet Crown is a 1915 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Harold MacGrath and William C. deMille. The film stars Ina Claire, Carlyle Blackwell, Chris Lynton, Cleo Ridgely, Horace B. Carpenter and John Abraham. The film was released on July 29, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

The Puppet Crown was advertised as a film about a princess who lost her throne but gained a husband.^[3]

Cast

• Ina Claire as Princess Alexia
• Carlyle Blackwell as Bob Carewe
• Chris Lynton as King Leopold
• Cleo Ridgely as Duchess Sylvia
• Horace B. Carpenter as Count Mallendorf
• John Abraham as Marshal Kampf
• George Gebhardt as Colonel Beauvais
• Tom Forman as Lieutenant Von Mitter
• Marjorie Daw as Countess Elsa

Preservation status

• The film is now lost.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The-Puppet-Crown - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223184905/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/106886/The-Puppet-Crown/overview. dead. 23 December 2014. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Hal Erickson. Hal Erickson (author). 2014. 23 December 2014.
2. Web site: The Puppet Crown (1915) - Overview - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies. 23 December 2014.
3. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88086023/1915-10-01/ed-1/seq-8/ East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.), 01 Oct. 1915
4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8477/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Puppet Crown