The Royal Oak (film)
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Genre Drama, History Language English | Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 1923 Genres Drama, Silent film, Historical fiction Cast Related Maurice Elvey movies |
The Royal Oak is a 1923 British silent historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Betty Compson, Henry Ainley and Henry Victor. The screenplay concerns a woman who disguises herself as Charles II. It was based on a play The Royal Oak by Henry Hamilton and Augustus Harris the title of which is a reference to the Royal Oak in which Charles is said to have hidden.
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The film proved popular and was re-released in 1929.
Premise
A woman disguises herself as Charles II in order to allow the real King to escape Oliver Cromwell's troops after the Royalist defeat at the Battle of Worcester.
Cast
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The Royal Oak (film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
The Royal Oak (film) IMDb
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