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Queen Kelly

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Queen Kelly (1929)

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Reviews Counted: 6

Fresh: 6

Rotten:0

Average Rating: 7.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: This film, which traces one woman's passage from sheltered convent to brothel, has one of the most notorious production histories in all of cinema. Gloria Swanson stars as Kitty Kelly, a young woman who lives quietly in a convent and has her... This film, which traces one woman's passage from sheltered convent to brothel, has one of the most notorious production histories in all of cinema. Gloria Swanson stars as Kitty Kelly, a young woman who lives quietly in a convent and has her life disrupted when she attracts the attention of a prince; when curtsying to his majesty, her underwear falls down to her ankles! The amused royal kidnaps the girl, but the Queen disrupts the planned interlude, and angrily beats Kelly. Ashamed and upset, Kelly wishes to kill herself. She changes her mind upon receiving a note from her aunt who, unknown to Kitty, runs a whorehouse in East Africa. Kelly sails to Daar-es-Salaam to meet her relative. And that is just the start of a series of surreal adventures including her aunt's death, a marriage to an old and decrepit man, and the Prince's reentrance into her life. [More]

Starring: Gloria Swanson, Walter Byron, Seena Owen, Tully Marshall

Starring: Gloria Swanson, Walter Byron, Seena Owen, Tully Marshall

Director: Erich Von Stroheim

Director: Erich Von Stroheim

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Jun 10, 2003

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DVD Features:

  • Region 0
  • Keep Case

Additional Release Material:

  • Alternate Ending - 1. The Swanson Ending
  • Outtakes
  • Audio Commentary - 1. Richard Koszarski - Biographer
  • Introduction - 1. Gloria Swanson - Star
  • Bonus Short - 1. "Man of Many Skins" (1952 TV Performance)
  • Documentary - 1. Dossier on Merry-Go-Round

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Gloria Swanson in one of her more famous roles, directed by Von Stroheim.

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03/02/08
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08/14/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Only stands as an incomplete work that represents what might have been great if so much of it wasn't missing.

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Dennis Schwartz
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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07/10/03
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05/24/03
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A victim of the inflated ego of star Swanson and director Von Stroeheim, this unfinished work is endlessly fascinating for its overreaching scope and wanton glamor.

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04/30/03
Andrea Chase
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11/07/02
Michael Szymanski
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