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The silent romantic comedy, SUCH A LITTLE QUEEN, was based upon the play Such a Little Queen; a Comedy in Four Acts by Channing Pollock (New York, 1920). The first film version, which was produced in 1914 by the Famous Player Film Company, starred Mary Pickford in the title role; this 1921 version features the popular Silent Era actress Constance Binney in the lead role of Anne Victoria Gzbfernigambia. The image depicts a humorous interior medium shot of Queen Anne Victoria (Constance Binney) wearing her royal finery as she requests that Mary, a servant woman (Jessie Ralph) return her crown immediately as Baron Cosaco (J.H. Gilmour) haughtily retrieves it from the indignant woman as another man watches. It is unrestored in very good+ condition with corner and border pinholes; two creases on the top left corner; random signs of light wear and/or discoloration in the borders; a 0.75 in. diagonal tear in the right half of the bottom border that just barely affects the background area; a 0.25 in. diagonal crease on the bottom left corner; and a 0.75 in. diagonal crease on the bottom of the left border with a light pencil mark above it. The image area is in outstanding condition and the rich color tints do not exhibit any signs of fading.
Such a Little Queen is considered a lost film, as no prints are known to exist. Such a Little Queen; Realart Pictures Corporation; 1921; based upon the play Such a Little Queen; a Comedy in Four Acts by Channing Pollock; dir: George Fawcett; cast: Constance Binney, Vincent Coleman, J.H. Gilmour, Roy Fernandez, Frank Losee, Betty Carpenter, Jessie Ralph, Henry Leone. |