Greater Than a Crown
Film still
Directed by	Roy William Neill
Written by	Wyndham Gittens
Based on	The Lady from Long Acre by Victor Bridges
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Edmund Lowe Dolores Costello Margaret Livingston
Cinematography	Joseph H. August
Production company	Fox Film
Distributed by	Fox Film
Release date	July 12, 1925 (1925-07-12)
Running time	1 hour
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Greater Than a Crown is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Edmund Lowe, Dolores Costello, and Margaret Livingston.^[1] It was based on a 1918 novel The Lady from Long Acre by the British writer Victor Bridges.^[2][3] The novel had previously been adapted as the 1921 film The Lady from Longacre.

Plot

An American man in London assists an escaped Princess who has fled to England to escape a royal marriage. After she is kidnapped and taken home, he goes to rescue her with the assistance of his English actress friend.

Cast

Preservation

A print of Greater Than a Crown is preserved in a foreign film archive.^[4]

References

Bibliography

• Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

• Greater Than a Crown at IMDb
• synopsis at AllMovie

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