United Kingdom / Mar 01, 1934
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Poor New York shop girl Nadina receives the unexpected news that she is next in line to be queen of an Eastern European country. On her arrival in Ruritania, a revolution is in progress, and only minutes before her coronation, Nadina is forced into exile. She flees to Paris with her nurse, and then travels on to Switzerland. There Nadina encounters the Ruritanian revolutionary leader Carl, recuperating from the trials of revolution, and the couple unexpectedly fall in love. When the revolution collapses in Ruritania, they return and marry, thus forming a constitutional monarchy supported by all the people.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Reginald Purdell | Guard |
| Hay Petrie | Waiter |
| Stuart Robertson | Revolutionary |
| Tarver Penna | |
| Herbert Langley | |
| Clifford Heatherley | Diplomat |
| Arthur Chesney | |
| Dino Galvani | |
| Helen Mar | |
| David Burns | Manager |
| Trefor Jones | Singer |
Genres
Romance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Queen's Affair |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | British & Dominions Film Corporation |
| Release date | 1 marzo 1934 |
| Production | Herbert Wilcox |
| Writer | Samson Raphaelson, Miles Malleson, Ernst Marischka, Monckton Hoffe, Oscar Straus, Bruno Granichstaedten |
| Editing | Merrill G. White |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young, Sepp Allgeier |
| Assistant directors | Tom White, Herbert Wilcox |
| Camera operators | Sepp Allgeier, Freddie Young |
| Additional photography | Sepp Allgeier, Freddie Young |
| Production design | Lawrence P. Williams |
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| Art direction | Lawrence P. Williams |
| Set decoration | Lawrence P. Williams |
| Special effects | Lloyd Knechtel |
| Music | Oscar Straus, Arthur Schwartz, Roy Robertson, C.C. Stevens |
| Sound | Roy Robertson, Oscar Straus, Arthur Schwartz, C.C. Stevens |
| Costume design | Doris Zinkeisen, Geene Glenny |
| Makeup | Doris Zinkeisen, Geene Glenny |
| Hairstyling | Doris Zinkeisen, Geene Glenny |
Release dates
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