His Majesty, Bunker Bean
Cast & Crew
William D. Taylor
Jack Pickford
Louise Huff
Jack Mcdonald
Frances Clanton
Peggy O'connell
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Synopsis
Bunker Bean, a shy stenographer, works for wealthy businessman Jim Breede by day and by night theosophist Prof. Balthasar, who convinces Bean that he is the reincarnation of Napoleon and, more remotely, of the great Egyptian king Ramses. His courage much bolstered by this revelation, Bean begins to deport himself with unaccustomed dignity and becomes a regular visitor to old Breede's estate, where he successfully courts the boss's daughter, "The Flapper." With his $10,000 inheritance, Bean invests in a financial venture that nets him millions and purchases the alleged mummy of Ramses from the professor. After his marriage to The Flapper, Bean learns that the professor is a fraud and realizes that it is the belief in one's own strength of character that leads to success.
Director
William D. Taylor
Cast
Jack Pickford
Louise Huff
Jack Mcdonald
Frances Clanton
Peggy O'connell
Edythe Chapman
Hart Hoxie
Gustav Von Seyffertitz
Edith M. Lessing
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The novel was adapted for the stage by Lee Wilson Dodd under the title His Majesty, Bunker Bean, and had its premiere in New York, October 2, 1916. The novel was serialized in The Saturday Evening Post. Warner Bros. Pictures produced a remake of this film released September 19, 1925, which was directed by Harry Beaumont and starred Matt Moore (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30; F2.2523); RKO made another version, entitled Bunker Bean, in 1936, starring Owen Davis, Jr. and directed by William Hamilton and Edward Killy.
