Summary
In a beguiling exercise in cinematic duplicity, Adolphe Menjou stars as King Serge IV of Molvania, a European monarch who, under the guise of conducting clandestine business with American entrepreneur Arthur Trent (Joseph Kilgour), finds himself entranced by the effervescent charm of Gladys Humphreys (Bessie Love), a captivating ingénue he encounters at Coney Island. As their innocent rapport blossoms into a passionate romance, the monarch's deception is threatened by Trent's discovery of his royal identity, precipitating a perilous game of cat and mouse that ultimately compels the king to relinquish his newfound love and abscond from the United States, abandoning Gladys to the vicissitudes of her own destiny.
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King Serge IV of Molvania (Menjou) comes to Manhattan to conduct business with Arthur Trent (Kilgour), but instead goes to Coney Island, where he meets Gladys Humphreys (Love) and John Rockland (Shaw). John, not knowing the king's royal identity, invites him to his home at Little Falls, New Jersey. The king falls in love with Gladys, but Trent catches them in a compromising situation, and blackmails the king into completing their business deal. The king leaves the United States and Gladys forever.
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