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Le serment d’un prince
Also known as A Prince’s Honour in the United Kingdom; A Prince of Worth in the USA
(1910) France
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Max Linder [Jacques de Lacerda], Madamoiselle Bièvre [Malvina]
Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes production; distributed by Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes. / Scenario by Max Linder. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as A Prince of Worth (at 590 feet) on 27 May 1910; in a split-reel with A Mirror of the Future (1910).
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? A young prince secretly married to a gypsy girl is forced to disclose the fact when his father desires him to marry a wealthy girl. Cast out by his parents he is forced to earn his own living, and commencing in the streets as an acrobat he eventually becomes the star turn in a prominent vaudeville house. His father one night sees his son's performance and pleased with his success agrees to a reconciliation with him, his wife and little child. Max Linder plays the chief part in the film and his cleverness on the trapeze shows him in a new light.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 11 March 2025.
References: Pratt-Spellbound p. ? : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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