The King on Main Street
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The King on Main Street, also known as The King,[3] is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Monta Bell and starring Adolphe Menjou and Bessie Love. The film was adapted for the screen by Bell, and was based on the play The King, Leo Ditrichstein's adaptation of the 1908 French play Le Roi by Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Robert de Flers, and Emmanuel Arène. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
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Directed by | Monta Bell |
Written by | Monta Bell (adaptation) Douglas Zoty (scenario) |
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Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
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Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The King on Main Street includes two sequences filmed in early two-strip Technicolor.[4] These sequences, along with a print of the film, still exist.[3] The film is in the public domain and is available on the Internet Archive.[5]