The Shepherd King
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J. Gordon Edwards
Director
Violet Mersereau
Princess Michal
Edy Darclea
Princess Herab
Virginia Lucchetti
Adora, David's adopted sister
Nero Bernardi
David
Guido Trento
Saul
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Nov
25,
1923
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Shepherd King ... a Romantic Drama in Four Acts and Five Scenes by Wright Lorimer, Arnold Reeves (New York, 5 Apr 1904; Mount Vernon, New York, 1903).
Synopsis
Saul, King of Israel, prepares to battle the Philistines in spite of the warnings of prophet Samuel, who predicts that Saul will lose his throne and selects David as the new king. Saul's son, Jonathan, makes friends with David and brings him to the court. When David slays Goliath, Saul, believing him to be the man in the prophesy, sends him into a trap against the Philistines. David returns victorious, and he leaves the court after Saul's attempt to kill him. He gathers men; and when the Philistines attack Saul, David conquers them. Saul and Jonathan are killed in battle; David is acclaimed king, and he weds Saul's daughter, Princess Michal.
Director
J. Gordon Edwards
Director
Cast
Violet Mersereau
Princess Michal
Edy Darclea
Princess Herab
Virginia Lucchetti
Adora, David's adopted sister
Nero Bernardi
David
Guido Trento
Saul
Ferrucio Biancini
Jonathan
Alessandro Salvini
Doeg
Mariano Bottino
Adriel
Samuel Balestra
Goliath
Adriano Bocanera
Samuel
Enzo Di Felice
Ozem
Eduardo Balsamo
Abimelech
Amerigo Di Giorgia
Omah
Gordon Mcedward
Egyptian prisoner
Ernesto Tranquili
Jesse, father of David
Isabella De Leaso
His wife
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Nov
25,
1923
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Shepherd King ... a Romantic Drama in Four Acts and Five Scenes by Wright Lorimer, Arnold Reeves (New York, 5 Apr 1904; Mount Vernon, New York, 1903).
