The Beggar Prince

The Beggar Prince
The Beggar Prince
	Film Poster
Directed by	William Worthington
Written by	E. Richard Schayer(story & scenario)
Starring	Sessue Hayakawa
Cinematography	Frank D. Williams
Production; company	Haworth Productions
Distributed by	Robertson-Cole Distributing Corporation
Release date	January 25, 1920;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	USA
Language	Silent...English intertitles

The Beggar Prince is a lost^[1]^[2] 1920 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Plot

An island is ruled by a prince who mistakenly believes he can control the moon and the sea. The prince tries to be with a beautiful girl who doesn't like him. A fisherman sees the prince harassing the girl and knocks him out, swaps clothes with him and takes over the role as leader of the country. After some time the fisherman feels guilty and returns the throne to the cast-out prince. The prince has found a peaceful way of life and both men marry the women they love. ^[8]

Cast

Sessue Hayakawa as Nikki/Prince
Beatrice La Plante as Olala
Thelma Percy as Sosad
Bert Hadley as Grand Vizier
Robert Bolder as Bunko
Josef Swickard as Nodo
Charles A. Post as Court Murderer (*as Buddy Post)

References

↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Catalog: The Beggar Prince". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
↑ The Beggar Prince at silentera.com
↑ Miyao, Daisuke (March 28, 2007). Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom. Duke University Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-8223-3969-4.
↑ "The Beggar Prince". Photoplay. 17 (1): 7. 1920.
↑ Kendall, Elizabeth (1979). Where She Danced: The Birth of American Art-dance. University of California Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-520-05173-7.
↑ "The Beggar Prince". Films in Review. 27: 204. 1976.
↑ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Beggar Prince". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
↑ https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v84682

External links

The Beggar Prince at IMDb

[1] "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Catalog: The Beggar Prince". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2026.

[2] The Beggar Prince at silentera.com

[Miyao2007-3] Miyao, Daisuke (March 28, 2007). Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom. Duke University Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-8223-3969-4.

[4] "The Beggar Prince". Photoplay. 17 (1): 7. 1920.

[Kendall1979-5] Kendall, Elizabeth (1979). Where She Danced: The Birth of American Art-dance. University of California Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-520-05173-7.

[6] "The Beggar Prince". Films in Review. 27: 204. 1976.

[7] "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Beggar Prince". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 24, 2026.

[8] ttps://www.allmovie.com/movie/v84682

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