The Prisoner of Zenda

A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.

Cast

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

as Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf

Alice Terry

Alice Terry

as Princess Flavia

Robert Edeson

Robert Edeson

as Colonel Sapt

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

as Grand Duke 'Black' Michael

Ramon Novarro

Ramon Novarro

as Rupert of Hentzau

Barbara La Marr

Barbara La Marr

as Antoinette de Mauban

Malcolm McGregor

Malcolm McGregor

as Capt. Fritz von Tarlenheim

Edward Connelly

Edward Connelly

as Marshal von Strakencz

Lois Lee

Lois Lee

as Countess Helga

John George

John George

as Assassin

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This is one of my favourite swashbuckling stories - and this silent version is as good as they get. Lewis Stone is the travelling English baron "Rassendyll" who, through damned ill-luck happens to be in the tiny kingdom of Ruritania on the day before their new king "Rudolf" is to be crowned. Whilst ...

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