The Crown of Lies

Mar 27, 1926

0h 50m

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Overview

Olga Kriga, a New York boarding house maid, is loved by John Knight, an automobile salesman, asks her to wed him. One day in a delicatessen, she is seen by a foreigner, who immediately hails her as "Queen." He tells her the faithful cabinet is waiting nearby. The foreigner is a servant of the former prime minister and he insists that she is the long lost ruler of Sylvania, a small European country. Olga decides to pose as that lost queen of Sylvania, and travels to that Balkan country accompanied by Knight. Count Mirko, knowing her return will cause usurper troubles, plans to make it appear beneficial to be rid of Olga. However, the people of the country acclaim her as queen and, after a revolt, put her on the throne. Happiness has been restored to Sylvania, but Olga decides that she no longer to pose as a royal and returns to New York with Knight. A lost film.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

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Cast

Olga Kriga

Pola Negri

Count Mirko

Noah Beery

John Knight

Robert Ames

Karl

Charles A. Post

Fritz

Arthur Hoyt

Vorski

Michael Vavitch

Leading Lady

Cissy Fitzgerald

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