Queen Kelly
7.1
“The silent film masterpiece that never was... Until now.”
A convent girl is abducted and seduced by a prince before being sent off to a brothel in East Africa.
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Cast
16 people
Gloria Swanson
Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
Walter Byron
Prince Wolfram
Also in
Three Wise Girls
The Savage Girl
Seena Owen
Queen Regina V
Known for
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Sylvia Ashton
Kelly's Aunt (uncredited)
Known for
Greed
Wilson Benge
Prince Wolfram's Valet (uncredited)
Known for
You're Darn Tootin'
Scram!
Sidney Bracey
Prince Wolfram's Lackey (uncredited)
Known for
The Cameraman
Show People
Rae Daggett
Coughdrops (uncredited)
Also in
Broadway to Cheyenne
Early to Bed
Robert Frazier
Catholic Priest (uncredited)
Also in
Death from a Distance
The King of the Kongo
Florence Gibson
Kelly's Aunt (uncredited)
Also in
By the Sad Sea Waves
A Sage Brush Hamlet
Madge Hunt
Mother Superior (uncredited)
Also in
The Double Hold-Up
Old Heidelberg
Tully Marshall
Jan Vryheid (uncredited)
Known for
Scarface
This Gun for Hire
Ann Morgan
Maid Escorting Kelly to Altar (uncredited)
Erich von Stroheim Director · Marian Ainslee Writer Adolph Tandler Composer
United States release May 8, 1967 · Produced in United States · Languages English, No dialogue
Production
Gloria Swanson Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
The Swamp
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · No dialogue
Release dates
Argentina · October 18, 1932
Theatrical
United States · May 8, 1967
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
March 1, 1985 · Theatrical · Restored Version
September 20, 1985 · Theatrical · New York City, New York (Restored Version)
Belgium
August 11, 1933 · Theatrical · Brussels
Brazil
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival (4K Reconstruction)
France
November 11, 1932 · Theatrical · Paris
October 15, 1956 · Theatrical · Re-release
Netherlands
March 1, 1991 · Theatrical · Restored Version
Portugal
May 2, 1965 · Limited theatrical
June 28, 1976 · Limited theatrical · Porto, Cineclube do Porto
Taiwan
November 10, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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