''Into Her Kingdom'' is a 1926 American silent

romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

directed by

Svend Gade Svend Lauritz Gade (9 February 1877 – 25 June 1952) was a Danish theatre director, set designer, screenwriter and film director. He worked in America and Germany as well as his native country.Langman p.263 Selected filmography * ''The Maharaja's ...

and starring

Corinne Griffith Corinne Griffith (née Griffin; November 21, 1894 – July 13, 1979) was an American film actress, producer, author and businesswoman. Dubbed "The Orchid Lady of the Screen", she was widely regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses of the ...

. The film, which dramatizes the

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, featured a

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sequence. It was based on a 1925 short story of the same name by

Ruth Comfort Mitchell Ruth Comfort Mitchell Young (July 21, 1882 – February 18, 1954) was an American writer and playwright, best known for her novel, ''Of Human Kindness.'' She wrote under her maiden name Ruth Comfort Mitchell, as well as her married name, Mrs. Sanb ...

, originally published in Red Book Magazine. It is not known whether the film currently survives.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Into Her Kingdom''
at silentera.com

Cast

as Grand Duchess Tatiana at 12 and 20 *

Einar Hanson Einar Hanson (; Stockholm, Sweden – ; Santa Monica, California), also known as Einar Hansen, was a Swedish silent film actor. Career Discovered at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre by director Mauritz Stiller, handsome and sophisticated, he w ...

as Stepan, Son of a Peasant at 14 and 22) (credited as Einar Hansen) *

Claude Gillingwater Claude Benton Gillingwater (August 2, 1870 – November 1, 1939) was an American stage and screen actor. He first appeared on the stage then in more than 90 films between 1918 and 1939, including the Academy Award-nominated ''A Tale of Two ...

as Ivan, Their Tutor *

Charles Crockett Charles Crockett (December 29, 1870 – June 12, 1934) was an American character actor known for his roles in films such as '' Guilty Hands'', '' The Gingham Girl'', and '' The Princess from Hoboken''. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 29 ...

as Senov, A Carnival Fakir *

Evelyn Selbie Evelyn Selbie (July 6, 1871 – December 7, 1950) was an American stage actress and performer in both silent and sound films. Biography Born in Louisville, Kentucky, as a young woman Selbie was a sidesaddle rider. She had a career which las ...

as Stepan's Mother * Larry Fisher as A Farmhand * H.C. Simmons as Czar Nicholas *

Ellinor Vanderveer Ellinor Vanderveer (August 5, 1886 – May 27, 1976) was an American actress. Biography Born in New York City in 1886, in films Vanderveer usually played dowagers, high class society matrons or party guests. She appeared in 111 films fro ...

as Czarina (credited as Elinor Vanderveer) * Byron Sage as Zarevitch * Tom Murray as Bolshevik Guard *

Marcelle Corday Marcelle Corday (8 January 1890 – 25 June 1971) was a Belgian-born American actress. She mostly played character parts in silent and sound films. Biography Born in Brussels, Belgium, in 1890, Corday was a niece of violinist Eugène Ysa� ...

as Tatiana's Maid * Michael Pleschkoff as Court Chamberlain (credited as Major General Michael N. Pleschkoff) *

Max Davidson Max Davidson (May 23, 1875 – September 4, 1950) was a German-American film actor known for his comedic Jewish persona during the silent film era. With a career spanning over thirty years, Davidson appeared in over 180 films. Career Born i ...

as Shoestring Salesman *

Allan Sears Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading roles in the 1910s and 1920s before transitioning into character roles in the 1930s. He was noted for his tall stature. Biography Sears was born in S ...

as American Customer * Mary Louise Miller as Daughter of Stepan and Tatiana * Theodore Lodi as Russian Officer and Court Leader (credited as General Lodijensky) * Alexander Ikonnikov as Russian Officer and Court Leader (credited as Major General Ikanikoff) * Nicholas Bogomoletz as Russian Officer and Court Leader (credited as Major General Bogomoletz) * George Blagoi as Russian Officer and Court Leader (credited as Lieutenant George Blagoi) * Gene Walski as Russian Officer and Court Leader (credited as Lieutenant Gene Walski) * Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Russian Officer and Court Leader (credited as Feador Chalyapin Jr.) *

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as Russian Officer and Court Leader

Production

This was the second to last directorial effort of Svend Gade in the United States before returning to

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. At the time of production, several expatriate members of the Czarist Russian nobility and military class were living in the

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area and working as extras in films. Some were recruited to serves as cast members and technical advisors on this film. In a Technicolor insert, running 221 feet, the Weaver of Fate picks out multicolored cords and plays tricks with them. The red cord represents the girl and the brown cord represents the boy.

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