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The Illustrious Prince

1919 50 minutes
70/100

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The Japanese Prince Maiyo is in London to avenge the death of his father who years earlier committed hara-kiri because he had been financially ruined by an English swindler. The Prince warns his friend, the Duke of Devenham, that the Count de la Mar is attempting to seduce the Duke's bored American wife, and then is told by his servant Soto that the Count is the man who killed his father. During a foggy night, the Count, planning to elope with the Duchess, is killed in a taxi with the sword that the Prince's father used to kill himself. Although the American sister of the Duke, Penelope Morse, who loves the Prince, pleads with him to leave before being arrested, he will not perform such a cowardly act. After Soto confesses murdering the Count because he wronged his daughter years ago, the Prince is freed, but because of the racial barrier, he bids a sad farewell to Penelope and leaves.

Released

2nd November 1919

106 years ago

Runtime

50 minutes

Finishes at 12:31am

Ratings and awards

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    7/10

  • FilmFlow Logo

    70%

Directed by

William Worthington

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Written by

E. Phillips Oppenheim, Richard Schayer

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