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The Crown of Lies
The Crown of Lies
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Directed by	Dimitri Buchowetzki
Written by	Ernest Vajda (story); Hope Loring (co-writer); Louis D. Lighton (co-writer)
Produced by	Adolph Zukor; Jesse Lasky
Starring	Pola Negri
Cinematography	Bert Glennon
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 27, 1926;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Crown of Lies is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Pola Negri. It was produced and financed by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.^[1] ^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Olga Kriga, a New York boarding house maid, is loved by John Knight, an automobile salesman, asks her to wed him. One day in a delicatessen, she is seen by a foreigner, who immediately hails her as "Queen." He tells her the faithful cabinet is waiting nearby. The foreigner is a servant of the former prime minister and he insists that she is the long lost ruler of Sylvania, a small European country. Olga decides to pose as that lost queen of Sylvania, and travels to that Balkan country accompanied by Knight. Count Mirko, knowing her return will cause usurper troubles, plans to make it appear beneficial to be rid of Olga. However, the people of the country acclaim her as queen and, after a revolt, put her on the throne. Happiness has been restored to Sylvania, but Olga decides that she no longer to pose as a royal and returns to New York with Knight.