A bankrupt Russian prince (Schildkraut) and princess (Faye) come to New York's Lower East Side to escape a revolution at home. They hatch a plan to marry rich Americans. While pretending to be rich, the prince falls in love with a poor girl (De La Motte), who herself is trying to marry for money. The prince ends up marrying the poor girl, and his sister marries a butler, but they are all happily in love.[1][3][6]
The production included an accurate reproduction of the great reception room in the Grand Duke's palace at Petrograd, Russia.[4][10]
Reception
The film was not well received by reviewers.[11] The plot seemed drawn out, and Schildkraut, a skilled dramatic actor, was deemed miscast in his comic role.[1][3]
References
Notes
^Gevinson 1997 lists Bessie Love as being in this film. However, no contemporaneous sources do, and it is not included in her autobiography's filmography. Her inclusion in the cast list may be an error, and is noted as such by some sources.[9]
