Plot
Prince Wolfram (Byron) is the betrothed of mad Queen Regina V of Kronberg (Owen). On maneuvers, as punishment for partying with other women, he sees Kitty Kelly (Swanson) walking with the other students of a convent.
Enthralled by her beauty, he kidnaps her that night from the convent, takes her to his room and professes his love for her. When the Queen finds them together the next morning, she whips Kelly and throws her out of the castle. Regina then puts Wolfram in prison for not wanting to marry the Queen. Kelly goes to German East Africa to visit her dying aunt and is forced to marry the disgusting Jan. The aunt dies after the wedding and Kelly refuses to live with Jan, becoming the head of her aunt's brothel. Her extravagances and style earn her the name "Queen Kelly".
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