The Royal Family

The Royal Family

120 mins | Nov. 9, 1977

George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly eccentric theatrical clan. A Barrymore-like brood, the Cavendishes are as flamboyant offstage as they are on. Their real-life family drama occurs in a Manhattan apartment when the grand matriarch, Fanny Cavendish, learns that her daughter and granddaughter may both be giving up the stage for marriage. Theatre legends Rosemary Harris, Eva LeGallienne, Sam Levene and Ellis Rabb have great fun portraying characters they know all too well from their years on stage.

The Royal Family

120 mins | Nov. 9, 1977

The Royal Family
George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly eccentric theatrical clan. A Barrymore-like brood, the Cavendishes are as flamboyant offstage as they are on. Their real-life family drama occurs in a Manhattan apartment when the grand matriarch, Fanny Cavendish, learns that her daughter and granddaughter may both be giving up the stage for marriage. Theatre legends Rosemary Harris, Eva LeGallienne, Sam Levene and Ellis Rabb have great fun portraying characters they know all too well from their years on stage.
Producers
Original title The Royal Family
Directors Ellis Rabb, Kirk Browning
Writers George S. Kaufman, Edna Ferber

Cast

Donald Barton

as Gilbert Marshall

Rosemary Harris

as Julie Cavendish

Eva Le Gallienne

as Fanny Cavendish

Ellis Rabb

as Tony Cavendish

Mary Layne

as Gwen Cavendish

Forrest Buckman

as Perry Stewart

Sam Levene

as Oscar Wolfe

Rosetta LeNoire

as Della

Mary Louise Wilson

as Kitty Dean