His Royal Slyness
Encyclopedia
His Royal Slyness is a 1920
short comedy film
featuring Harold Lloyd
. It was remade
in 1927
as Long Fliv the King
which featured Oliver Hardy
.
1920 in film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
short comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
featuring Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....
. It was remade
Remake
A remake is a piece of media based primarily on an earlier work of the same medium.-Film:The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source...
in 1927
1927 in film
-Events:*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 7 - Abel Gance's Napoleon often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premiers at the Paris Opéra and would demonstrate techniques and equipment that would not be used for years to...
as Long Fliv the King
Long Fliv the King
Long Fliv the King is a 1926 comedy film starring Charley Chase and featuring Oliver Hardy and Max Davidson in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1920 Harold Lloyd film His Royal Slyness, about a young man who accidentally becomes the King of a tiny country.-Cast:* Charley Chase - Charles...
which featured Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy was an American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy, the classic double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted nearly 30 years, from 1927 to 1955.-Early life:...
.
Cast
- Harold LloydHarold LloydHarold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....
- The American Boy - Mildred DavisMildred DavisMildred Hillary Davis was an American actress who appeared in many of Harold Lloyd's classic silent comedies and eventually became his wife.-Early life and career:...
- Princess Florelle - Snub PollardSnub PollardHarry "Snub" Pollard was a silent film comedian, popular in the 1920s.-Career:Often mistaken as the brother of Australian actress Daphne Pollard, in fact the two were not related despite their shared surname. Harry Pollard was born as Harold Fraser and took the name Pollard as his stage name...
- Prince of Rochquefort - Gus LeonardGus LeonardGus Leonard was a French-born American film actor. He appeared in 150 films between 1916 and 1937.Modern audiences will recognize Leonard from his appearances in the Our Gang comedies Mush and Milk, Teacher's Beau and The Lucky Corner.Leonard died in Los Angeles, California on March 27,...
- King Razzamatazz / Bolshevik orator - Noah YoungNoah YoungNoah Young Jr. was a former champion weightlifter who joined the Hal Roach studios as an actor, mainly playing comic villains. He appeared in several Laurel and Hardy comedies but was more notable as a foil for Harold Lloyd, whom he supported in over 50 films...
- The Prince's tutor - Sammy BrooksSammy BrooksSammy Brooks was an American film actor. He appeared in 218 films between 1916 and 1938. He was born in New York and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Berth Marks * Bromo and Juliet...
- (uncredited) - William Gillespie - Courtier / Revolutionary (uncredited)
- Helen GilmoreHelen GilmoreHelen Gilmore was an American actress of the stage and silent motion pictures from Chicago, Illinois. She left acting to become a magazine editor.-Stock company player:...
- (uncredited) - Estelle Harrison - (uncredited)
- Wallace Howe - (uncredited)
- Gaylord Lloyd - The Prince (uncredited)
- Marie MosquiniMarie MosquiniMarie Mosquini was an American film actress. She appeared in 202 films between 1917 and 1929. After leaving high school she became the resident ingenue at the Hal Roach studio, appearing opposite Roach's comedy stars Harold Lloyd, Snub Pollard, and Stan Laurel.In October, 1930, Marie retired from...
- (uncredited) - Robert Emmett O'Connor - (uncredited)
- Charles Stevenson - (uncredited)