The Fall of the Romanoffs
The Fall of the Romanoffs is a 1917 silent American historical drama film directed by Herbert Brenon. It was released only seven months after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in February 1917. This film is notable for starring Rasputin's rival, the monk Iliodor, as himself. Costars Nance O'Neil and Alfred Hickman were married from 1916 to Hickman's death in 1931. The film was shot in North Bergen, New Jersey, nearby Fort Lee, New Jersey, where many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century.
Promotion in Moving Picture World, May 1918
Alfred Hickman and Nance O'Neil as Nicholas and Alexandra
Herbert Brenon was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through 1940.
Herbert Brenon, 1916
Brenon and Alla Nazimova with a camera in his studio, 9 August 1916.
Brenon in 1917 reading Rupert Hughes' Empty Pockets
Brenon's mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery in New York