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The Royal Family (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1977 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Kirk Browning
Ellis Rabb

Written By:
Edna Ferber
George S. Kaufman

Actors:
Donald Barton ..... Gilbert Marshall
Forrest Buckman ..... Perry Stewart
David A. Butler ..... Herbert Dean
Michael Cuddy ..... Julie Cavendish
Keene Curtis ..... Gwen Cavendish
George Gitto ..... Fanny Cavendish
Rosemary Harris ..... Della
Mary Layne ..... Oscar Wolfe
Eva Le Gallienne ..... McDermott (as Sherman Lloyd)
Rosetta LeNoire ..... Miss Peake
Sam Levene ..... Tony Cavendish
Sherman G. Lloyd ..... Jo
Betty Low ..... Kitty Dean
David Petersen
Ellis Rabb
John Remme
C. Salyk-Lynton
Mary Louise Wilson

Synopsis:

George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly eccentric theatrical clan. A Barrymore-like brood, the Cavendishes are as flamboyant offstage as they are on. Their real-life family drama occurs in a Manhattan apartment when the grand matriarch, Fanny Cavendish, learns that her daughter and granddaughter may both be giving up the stage for marriage. Theatre legends Rosemary Harris, Eva LeGallienne, Sam Levene and Ellis Rabb have great fun portraying characters they know all too well from their years on stage.

Written as a collaboration between 2 acclaimed playwrights--George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber--THE ROYAL FAMILY is a hysterical comedy about an eccentric family of stage actors. Set in the dramatic clan's Manhattan apartment, the turmoil (and hijinx) start when the family's matriarch, Fanny Cavendish, finds out that both her daughter and granddaughter may abandon the stage for a domestic homelife. Penned in 1927, this 50th anniversary production is one of the most acclaimed.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 07 February, 2008.