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The Royal Bed

The Royal Bed

1931Movie⏱️ 1h 15mNot Rated
Comedy
5.9
IMDB Rating
283 votes

More interested in playing checkers with the servants than in governing his people, King Eric VIII is dominated by Martha, his queen, a humorless woman who believes in doing her royal duty above all else. Her daughter, Princess An...

Director
Lowell Sherman
Writers
Robert E. Sherwood, J. Walter Ruben
Stars
Lowell Sherman, Mary Astor, Anthony Bushell
Release Date
January 15, 1931
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 12
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Lowell Sherman
Lowell Sherman
as King Eric VIII
Mary Astor
Mary Astor
as Princess Anne
Anthony Bushell
Anthony Bushell
as Freddie Granton
Hugh Trevor
Hugh Trevor
as Crown Prince William of Grec
Nance O'Neil
Nance O'Neil
as Queen Martha
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick
as Premier Northrup - Prime Minister
Gilbert Emery
Gilbert Emery
as Phipps
Alan Roscoe
Alan Roscoe
as Marquis of Birten
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Frederick Burt
as Doctor Fellman
J. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Naish
as Laker

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Black and White
Filming Location
RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
RKO Radio Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

satire comedyfather daughter relationshipking and queenprincessboyfriend girlfriend relationship

🎯 Categories

SatireComedy

⭐ Featured Review

Overlong and not particularly funny
by holdencopywriting2008-07-27
4/10

"Royal Bed is watchable, but only just. I think it was intended to be a farce, but it doesn't have the pacing or the wit necessary for good farce. It's a one-joke film that goes on much, much too long. None of the actors stands out, and many of them fade right into the woodwork. The set and set decoration are mediocre and lack the necessary pomp and circumstance for a film set in a palace. The costume designer succeeds in providing overblown and farcical costumes for the men (many with baggy jackets topping ridiculously tight pegleg trousers). However, the costume designer fails to pr..."

💡 Did You Know?

Nancy Lee Blaine's only film.

📖 Synopsis

More interested in playing checkers with the servants than in governing his people, King Eric VIII is dominated by Martha, his queen, a humorless woman who believes in doing her royal duty above all else. Her daughter, Princess An...