Beverly Of Graustark (1926)

When the American raised Prince of Graustark (Creighton Hale) is seriously injured in a ski accident, his cousin (Marion Davies) disguises herself as a man and impersonates him until he is recovered. But complications ensue when a General (Roy D'Arcy) plots to take over the throne himself and she finds herself attracted to her bodyguard (Antonio Moreno). Based on the novel by George Barr McCutcheon and directed by Sidney Franklin (THE GOOD EARTH). The film was a big hit for Davies but it's not especially memorable. It's the usual girl masking as a boy falling in love with a man who thinks she's a boy scenario (think VICTOR VICTORIA). Davies is absolutely charming and her effervescent personality helps a lot in holding our interest in the predictable proceedings. It's a pity that Davies' relationship with William Randolph Hearst has tainted her career. She was a talented comedienne yet the myth that she was untalented and her "sugar daddy" Hearst was responsible for her career persists. The film ends with a two strip Technicolor sequence. With Paulette Duval and Albert Gran.