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title: 'The Shepherd King (1923)'
type: 'film'
director: 'J. Gordon Edwards'
released: '1923-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-shepherd-king-1923'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015323/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Shepherd King (1923)

1923 · 90 min · United States


## Synopsis

The Shepherd King is a 1923 American silent biblical epic film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Violet Mersereau, Nerio Bernardi, and Guido Trento. It is a film adaptation of a 1904 Broadway play by Wright Lorimer and Arnold Reeves. The film depicts the biblical story of David (Bernardi), a shepherd prophesied to replace Saul (Trento) as king. David is invited into Saul's court, but eventually betrayed. He assembles an army that defeats the Philistines, becomes king after Saul's death in battle, and marries Saul's daughter Michal (Mersereau).

## Credits

- **Director:** [J. Gordon Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-gordon-edwards)
- **Screenplay:** [Wright Lorimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/wright-lorimer)
- **Producer:** [William Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-fox-2)

## Cast

- [Violet Mersereau](https://cinepixo.com/people/violet-mersereau)

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