The Slim Princess (1915 film)

The Slim Princess is a lost[1] 1915 comedic film directed by E. H. Calvert and starring Francis X. Bushman, Ruth Stonehouse and Wallace Beery. (This is believed to have been Beery's first full-length feature film.) The movie was written by Edward T. Lowe, Jr. from a story by George Ade and play by Henry Blossom, and was subsequently remade into a 1920 film starring Mabel Normand. The farcical plot involves a princess of a fictional country, loosely based upon Turkey, in which obese women are prized and the normal-sized protagonist is widely regarded as being too slender.[2]

The Slim Princess
Directed by	E. H. Calvert
Based on	The Slim Princess by Henry Blossom
Starring	Francis X. Bushman Ruth Stonehouse Wallace Beery
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Distributed by	Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
Release date	May 24, 1915
Running time	4 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

Francis X. Bushman ... Alexander H. Pike
Ruth Stonehouse ... Princess Kalora
Wallace Beery ... Popova
Harry Dunkinson ... Count Selim Malagaski
Terza Bey ... Princess Jeneka
Bryant Washburn ... Rawley Plumston
Lester Cuneo ... The Only Koldo

References

1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Slim Princess Retrieved September 16, 2014
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Slim Princess Retrieved September 16, 2014

External links

• The Slim Princess at IMDb
• The Slim Princess at AllMovie
• The Slim Princess in the New York Times
• The Slim Princess at Turner Classic Movies
• The Slim Princess at Fandango.com
• The Slim Princess background at Looking for Mabel Normand
• The Slim Princess synopsis at Hollywood.com