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Queen Kelly

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Queen Kelly opens in the imaginary European country of Cobourg-Nassau, sometime before the first World War, where the vain and cruel Queen Regina V (Seena Owen) obsesses over her feckless fiancé (Walter Byron), Prince "Wild" Wolfram. When the dissolute prince encounters an innocent but flirtatious convent girl, Patricia Kelly (Gloria Swanson), he falls in love. Desperate to see her before his upcoming wedding to the Queen, he kidnaps Kelly and brings her to his rooms in the palace. When the Queen discovers the lovers, she whips the nightgowned girl and throws her out into the night. After an unsuccessful suicide attempt, Kelly returns to the convent, where she receives a telegram, summoning her to the bedside of her dying aunt (Florence Gibson) in Dar-es-Salaam, German East Africa. There, the innocent young girl is shocked to find herself in a seedy bordello. On her deathbed, Kelly's aunt begs her niece to wed the syphilitic brothel owner, Jan (Tully Marshall).
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Nicolas Rapold New York Times Jan 15, 2026
A wild stew of the sacred and profane follows (aided by a game supporting cast). Go to Full Review
Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse Mar 2, 2026
Queen Kelly, with its Hollywood royalty on-screen and off, does not disappoint. Go to Full Review
Rosalie Kicks MovieJawn Feb 27, 2026
Queen Kelly is very much a mystifying artifact of a bygone era of Hollywood filmmaking that was filled with decadence, extravagance, and outlandish storylines. Go to Full Review
Ethan Padgett Film Threat Jan 16, 2026
9.5/10
Seeing von Stroheim’s unfinished film get its chance in the limelight is amazing. Please check out this captivating and wonderfully absurd drama from the last days of the silent era. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jan 16, 2026
4/5
…the first half of what would have been a silent movie up there with Metropolis, Greed or Sunrise. Even half a von Stroheim movie is bigger and better than what most big name directors produce over a career…a blast from a verboten, opulent past… Go to Full Review
Lee Jutton Film Inquiry Jan 13, 2026
Watching it fills me with sadness for what we lost when Swanson suddenly stopped production; nonetheless, some Queen Kelly is better than no Queen Kelly. Go to Full Review
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Feb 2, 2019 The best romance movie ever made!
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Erich von Stroheim

Director

Gloria Swanson

Kitty Kelly

Walter Byron

Prince Wolfram

Seena Owen

Queen Regina V

Tully Marshall

Jan Vryheid

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Kali Sana

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Synopsis Queen Kelly opens in the imaginary European country of Cobourg-Nassau, sometime before the first World War, where the vain and cruel Queen Regina V (Seena Owen) obsesses over her feckless fiancé (Walter Byron), Prince "Wild" Wolfram. When the dissolute prince encounters an innocent but flirtatious convent girl, Patricia Kelly (Gloria Swanson), he falls in love. Desperate to see her before his upcoming wedding to the Queen, he kidnaps Kelly and brings her to his rooms in the palace. When the Queen discovers the lovers, she whips the nightgowned girl and throws her out into the night. After an unsuccessful suicide attempt, Kelly returns to the convent, where she receives a telegram, summoning her to the bedside of her dying aunt (Florence Gibson) in Dar-es-Salaam, German East Africa. There, the innocent young girl is shocked to find herself in a seedy bordello. On her deathbed, Kelly's aunt begs her niece to wed the syphilitic brothel owner, Jan (Tully Marshall).
Director
Erich von Stroheim
Producer
Joseph P. Kennedy, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim
Production Co
Gloria Swanson Pictures
Genre
Romance
Release Date (Theaters)
May 8, 1967, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jan 16, 2026
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 14, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$44.9K
Runtime
1h 45m
Aspect Ratio
Academy (1.33:1)
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