The Prince and Betty

50min

Comedy

Young American John Maude is forced to find a job when he falls in love with society girl Betty Keith. He accepts a sudden offer to go to Mervo, a tiny island country, where he is hired by Benjamin Scobell to pose as the lost prince of Mervo as an attraction to bolster the Mervo casino as a rival of Monte Carlo. Scobell also wants John to marry his stepdaughter, who turns out to be Betty. When Betty accuses John of being simply a shill for a gambling house, John closes the casino and tries to stage a revolution to make Mervo a republic.

Cast

William Desmond

William Desmond

John Maude
Mary Thurman

Mary Thurman

Betty Keith
Anita Kay

Anita Kay

Mrs. Jack Wheldon
George Swann

George Swann

Lord Hayling
Walter Perry

Walter Perry

President of Mervo
Wilton Taylor

Wilton Taylor

Benjamin Scobell
Frank Lanning

Frank Lanning

The Shepherd
Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Undetermined Role

Release date

21st Dec 1919

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language