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The Royal Bed (1931)

The Royal Bed poster
Directed by
Bryan Foy, Lowell Sherman
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A king tries to keep his throne while his wife and daughter push for more modern ways. The story pokes fun at royal traditions and political games.

satiricallightheartedbriskplayfulquick-wittedfarcicaldrycomedic

What happens

The Royal Bed is a 1931 American pre-Code satirical comedy film produced by William LeBaron and distributed through RKO. The film was directed by and starred Lowell Sherman, along with Mary Astor and Anthony Bushell. The screenplay was adapted by J. Walter Ruben based on the 1928 play by Robert E. Sherwood titled The Queen's Husband. It would be one of a handful of RKO pictures which was produced in both English and French language versions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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