A Royal Divorce is a 1923 British silent historical drama film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Gwylim Evans, Gertrude McCoy and Lillian Hall-Davis. It was based on a play by C.C. Collingham and depicts the romantic relationship and political divorce between Napoleon and his wife Josephine. It reportedly did well at the box office when released in the United States, possibly reflecting the strategy of casting an American star McCoy in a leading role. It was remade as a sound film, A Royal Divorce, in 1938. Cast Gwylim Evans as Napoleon Gertrude McCoy as Josephine Lillian Hall-Davis as Stephanie Gerald Ames as Marques de Beaumont Mary Dibley as Marie-Louise Jerrold Robertshaw as Talleyrand Tom Reynolds as Grimand Mercy Peters as King of Rome References Bibliography Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929. Routledge, 1997. Street, Sarah. Transatlantic Crossings: British Feature Films in the USA. A&C Black, 2002. External links 1923 films British silent feature films British historical drama films 1920s historical drama films Films directed by Alexander Butler Biographical films about Napoleon Cultural depictions of Joséphine de Beauharnais Cultural depictions of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord British black-and-white films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films