Nearly a King
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