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{{short description|1916 film by Dell Henderson}}
{{infobox film
{{infobox film
| title = A Coney Island Princess
| name = A Coney Island Princess
| image =File:Coney Island Princess poster.jpg
| image = Coney Island Princess poster.jpg
| caption =Film poster
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Dell Henderson]]
| director = [[Dell Henderson]]
| producer = [[Adolph Zukor]]
| producer = [[Adolph Zukor]]
| writer =
| writer =
| based on = ''Princess Zim-Zim'' (play)<br>by [[Edward Sheldon]]
| based_on = ''Princess Zim-Zim'' (play)<br>by [[Edward Sheldon]]
| starring = [[Irene Fenwick]]<br>[[Owen Moore]]
| starring = [[Irene Fenwick]]<br>[[Owen Moore]]
| music =
| music =
| cinematography = Lewis W. Physioc
| cinematography = [[Lewis W. Physioc]]
| editing =
| editing =
| studio = [[Famous Players Film Company]]
| studio = [[Famous Players Film Company]]
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| released = December 4, 1916
| released = {{Film date|1916|12|04}}
| runtime = 50 minutes; 5 reels
| runtime = 50 minutes; 5 reels
| country = [[United States]]
| country = [[United States]]
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]]<br>(English intertitles)
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]]<br>(English intertitles)
}}
}}
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'''''A Coney Island Princess''''' is a [[lost film|lost]]<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4403/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''A Coney Island Princess'']</ref> 1916 [[Silent film|silent film comedy drama]] directed by [[Dell Henderson]] and starring [[Irene Fenwick]]. It is based on the play ''Princess Zim-Zim'' by [[Edward Sheldon]].<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=16697 AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''A Coney Island Princess'']</ref> This film was Fenwick's first for the [[Famous Players Film Company]] and was partly filmed on location at [[Coney Island]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=A Coney Island Princess | author=George Blaisdell | journal=The Moving Picture World | date=December 1916 | pages=1655}}</ref>

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'''''A Coney Island Princess''''' is a [[lost film|lost]]<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4403/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''A Coney Island Princess'']</ref> 1916 [[Silent film|silent film comedy-drama]] directed by [[Dell Henderson]] and starring [[Irene Fenwick]]. It is based on the play ''Princess Zim-Zim'' by [[Edward Sheldon]].<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=16697 AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''A Coney Island Princess'']</ref> This film marked Fenwick's debut for the [[Famous Players Film Company]], and was partly filmed on location at [[Coney Island]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=A Coney Island Princess | author=George Blaisdell | journal=The Moving Picture World | date=December 1916 | pages=1655}}</ref>


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
The story evolves from a spat which Milholland has with his fiancée, Alice Gardner. While imbibing too freely in a foolish effort to assuage the pangs besetting him, he decides to sail for Europe, but he lands at Coney Island via the sight-seeing-car route, and in the course of zig-zag events he meets the Princess, an Oriental dancer, in a music hall. He becomes infatuated with her, and for the first time in his young pampered life he earns ten dollars playing a piano while she does her act on the stage. Eventually he takes the Princess to the home of his wealthy aunt, Mrs. King. Their [[Engagement|betrothal]] is announced at a dinner on which occasion the Princess worries Pete and the many guests by her frequent breaches of etiquette. The next day Pete meets his former fiancée and quickly tells her that his love for the Princess is only a passing fancy. When the latter learns of this she returns to her father's Coney Island resort. There she realizes the folly of essaying to hold the [[fealty]] of a man abover her [[caste]], and she cheerfully sets about to be happy with her lot. In the meantime a reconciliation reinstates Pete in the realm of bliss with his first love.
The story evolves from a spat which Milholland has with his fiancée, Alice Gardner. While imbibing too freely in a foolish effort to assuage the pangs besetting him, he decides to sail for Europe, but he lands at Coney Island via the sight-seeing-car route, and in the course of zig-zag events he meets the Princess, an Oriental dancer, in a music hall. He becomes infatuated with her, and for the first time in his young pampered life he earns ten dollars playing a piano while she does her act on the stage. Eventually he takes the Princess to the home of his wealthy aunt, Mrs. King. Their [[Engagement|betrothal]] is announced at a dinner on which occasion the Princess worries Pete and the many guests by her frequent breaches of etiquette. The next day Pete meets his former fiancée and quickly tells her that his love for the Princess is only a passing fancy. When the latter learns of this she returns to her father's Coney Island resort. There she realizes the folly of essaying to hold the [[fealty]] of a man abover her [[caste]], and she cheerfully sets about to be happy with her lot. In the meantime a reconciliation reinstates Pete in the realm of bliss with his first love.<ref>''The Photo-Play Journal'' (1917)</ref>
:''The Photo-Play Journal'' (1917)


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[William Bailey (actor)|William Bailey]] - Jan Kouver
*[[William Bailey (actor)|William Bailey]] - Jan Kouver
*[[Kate Lester]] - Mrs. King
*[[Kate Lester]] - Mrs. King
*Dora Mills Adams - Alice's mother
*[[Dora Mills Adams]] - Alice's Mother
*[[Russell Bassett]] - Old Mooney
*[[Russell Bassett]] - Old Mooney


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*{{IMDb title|id=0161451|title=A Coney Island Princess}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0161451|title=A Coney Island Princess}}
*[http://www.allmovie.com/movie/coney-island-princess-v87734 Synopsis at Allmovie]
*[http://www.allmovie.com/movie/coney-island-princess-v87734 Synopsis at Allmovie]
*[http://www.silentfilmstillarchive.com/coney.htm Stills from the film]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190518021147/http://www.silentfilmstillarchive.com/coney.htm Stills from the film](Wayback)

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Latest revision as of 20:07, 6 May 2024

A Coney Island Princess
Film poster
Directed byDell Henderson
Based onPrincess Zim-Zim (play)
by Edward Sheldon
Produced byAdolph Zukor
StarringIrene Fenwick
Owen Moore
CinematographyLewis W. Physioc
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 4, 1916 (1916-12-04)
Running time
50 minutes; 5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
(English intertitles)

A Coney Island Princess is a lost[1] 1916 silent film comedy drama directed by Dell Henderson and starring Irene Fenwick. It is based on the play Princess Zim-Zim by Edward Sheldon.[2] This film was Fenwick's first for the Famous Players Film Company and was partly filmed on location at Coney Island.[3]

Synopsis

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The story evolves from a spat which Milholland has with his fiancée, Alice Gardner. While imbibing too freely in a foolish effort to assuage the pangs besetting him, he decides to sail for Europe, but he lands at Coney Island via the sight-seeing-car route, and in the course of zig-zag events he meets the Princess, an Oriental dancer, in a music hall. He becomes infatuated with her, and for the first time in his young pampered life he earns ten dollars playing a piano while she does her act on the stage. Eventually he takes the Princess to the home of his wealthy aunt, Mrs. King. Their betrothal is announced at a dinner on which occasion the Princess worries Pete and the many guests by her frequent breaches of etiquette. The next day Pete meets his former fiancée and quickly tells her that his love for the Princess is only a passing fancy. When the latter learns of this she returns to her father's Coney Island resort. There she realizes the folly of essaying to hold the fealty of a man abover her caste, and she cheerfully sets about to be happy with her lot. In the meantime a reconciliation reinstates Pete in the realm of bliss with his first love.[4]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A Coney Island Princess
  2. ^ AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Coney Island Princess
  3. ^ George Blaisdell (December 1916). "A Coney Island Princess". The Moving Picture World: 1655.
  4. ^ The Photo-Play Journal (1917)
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