The vamp's apartment number changes several times between 16 and 17.
Mildred Davis, as Thermosan Princess Florell, sighs contentedly as she husks this quote to her American crush (Harold Lloyd, in his "Glasses" mode). Apparently not crediting Mark Twain (author of THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER) in any way for his spin on the royal-commoner look-a-likes theme, who could blame Lloyd?
Probably the most famous political satire from the inter-war era is the Marx Brothers' "Duck Soup". However, Harold Lloyd had starred in one a decade earlier.
His Royal Slyness (1920) ** 1/2 (out of 4)Harold Lloyd plays an American boy who is asked by a lookalike Prince to pretend to be him and marry the Princess (Mildred Davis). Lloyd agrees to do this but once in the new place he finds himself under attack by the locals who believe him to be the real Prince.
This film is very similar to two of Harold's later films, A SAILOR-MADE MAN and WHY WORRY? though HIS ROYAL SLYNESS is a bit rougher and features a relatively big-name supporting star, Snub Pollard.
His Royal Slyness, one of the best two-reel comedies Harold Lloyd made at the Hal Roach Studio, takes up a favorite theme in the pop culture of its day: the American who travels to an exotic land and somehow becomes King. He might be a lookalike for the real King, or an unwitting patsy surrounded by plotters, or a castaway believed to command supernatural powers.
This Harold Lloyd comedy is good overall, and it has some especially funny moments. It's fun to see Harold and his brother Gaylord on screen together, and their characters are used to create a good story that lends itself to some good comedy.
Just watched this Harold Lloyd comedy short on the Kino DVD called "The Harold Lloyd Collection". His Royal Slyness is sort of Lloyd's version of "The Prince and the Pauper" with brother Gaylord portraying the prince who convinces lookalike Harold to take his place going back to his country so the princess could pick her royal betrothed there.
Lloyd, a young book salesman is a doppelganger to the prince who wants to stay in the U.S.
An American book salesman (Harold Lloyd) is persuaded to go to the kingdom of Thermosa to impersonate the Prince. He is greeted by a peasants' revolt before the real prince shows up to claim his throne and princess (Mildred Davis).
