A young crown prince, wishing to be just an ordinary boy, runs away with his friend. The king dies, and when the prince does not appear, the people begin to rise in revolution. When the crown prince finally hears the death knell for the late king he immediately attempts to return to the palace, however is abducted by revolutionaries and held captive. Will he be rescued in time to restore order?
Jackie Coogan
as Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto
Rosemary Theby
as Countess Olga
Ruth Renick
as Princess Hedwig
Vera Lewis
as Archduchess Annuncita
Alan Hale
as King Karl
Allan Forrest
as Nikky
Walt Whitman
as The Chancellor
Robert Brower
as The King
Ruth Handforth
as Mrs. Braithwaite the Governess
Eddie Boland
as Chief Guard
Henry A. Barrows
as The Bishop (as Henry Barrows)
Mary Carlisle
as Minor Role (uncredited)