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. 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.
One of the earliest screen appearances of a young Adolphe Menjou, just 25 years old.
Cast
John Barrymore - 1.Jack Merriwell, 2. The Prince of Bulwana, 3.himself-an out of work actor) Katherine Corri Harris - The Princess Russell Bassett - Regent of Okam Beatrice Prentice - Marya Martin Alsop - Grant Mason Fred McGuirk - Olaf Adolphe Menjou - Baron
See also
John Barrymore filmography
References
External links
Nearly a King at IMDb.com
Nearly a King; allmovie.com/ synopsis
lobby card production still(archived)