Confessions of a Queen

Confessions of a Queen is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström based upon a novel by Alphonse Daudet, Les Rois en Exil. Only an incomplete print of the film survives.^[2][3][4]

Confessions of a Queen
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Directed by	Victor Sjöström
Written by	Agnes Christine Johnston
Based on	Les Rois en Exil by Alphonse Daudet
Starring	Alice Terry Lewis Stone John Bowers
Cinematography	Percy Hilburn (*French)
Edited by	Hugh Wynn
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn Distributing Corporation
Release date	March 30, 1925 (1925-03-30)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$148,000[1]
Box office	$440,000 (worldwide rentals)[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director James Basevi.

Plot

The King of Illyris (Lewis Stone) marries a neighboring princess (Alice Terry), who finds out he has a mistress, Sephora (Helena D'Algy). Revolted, she turns to Prince Alexei (John Bowers) for friendship. Turmoil increases as a revolution demands the abdication of the King and the Queen opposes this decision.

Cast

• Alice Terry as Frederika / Queen
• Lewis Stone as King
• John Bowers as Prince Alexei
• Eugénie Besserer as Eleanora
• Helena D'Algy as Sephora
• Frankie Darro as Prince Zara
• Joseph J. Dowling as Duke of Rosen (credited as Joseph Dowling)
• George Beranger as Lewin (credited as André de Beranger)
• Bert Sprotte as Revolutionary Leader
• Wilbur Higby as Revolutionary Officer
• Otto Hoffman as King's Valet
• Frances Hatton as Maid
• James McElhern as King's Parisian Valet