A Royal Family | |
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Directed by | William Nigh |
Starring | Fuller Mellish Montagu Love Anna Murdock |
Cinematography | Arthur A. Cadwell |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
A Royal Family is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by William Nigh, starring Fuller Mellish, Montagu Love, and Anna Murdock. [1] It is also sometimes alternatively titled The Royal Family. [2]
The film has been preserved by MGM, now is preserved by Turner Entertainment and fallen in public domain. [3]
Montagu Love was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor.
William Nigh, born Emil Kreuske, was an American film director, writer, and actor. His film work sometimes lists him as either "Will Nigh" or "William Nye".
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