This 1922 production was at the time the most expensive picture ever made. It was also a major box-office hit. Marion Davies plays Mary Tudor, intended bride of old Louis of France. The sets and costumes are lavish. Davies is beautiful and funny, especially in the escape scene where plays plays her lover’s kid brother. She always had a flair for comedy, and she excels here as well. Davies has fun in the scene where she must pick out the fabric for her wedding dress. William Powell and Flora Finch are recognizable. The rest of the cast is made up of long-forgotten actors. William Randolph Hearst sunk a ton of money into this one, but it paid off. A triumph for Davies who shows flashes of the comedy star she was to become. Based on Charles Major’s novel of the same name.
Solid entertainment. The picture was based on the novel by Charles Major, and what it lacked in historical accuracy it certainly made up for in the sumptuous Joseph Urban sets. – NYT
In black and white.
Starring Marion Davies, Forrest Stanley, Lyn Harding, Theresa Maxwell Conover, Pedro De Cordoba, Ruth Shepley, Ernest Glendenning, Arthur Forrest,, Johnny Dooley.
Note: The film was very popular and was the sixth biggest hit of the year in the US. When it was released, the theatres were filled with flowers for theatrical effect. This one may be hard to find.