Such a Little Queen (1914 film)

Such a Little Queen is a 1914 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford, and starring Mary Pickford. Based on a play of the same name by Channing Pollock and Rennold Wolf, the film tells the story of a young European queen who travels to America disguised as a commoner to find a suitable husband and secure a financial loan for her indebted country.

Pickford plays Anna Victoria, the titular "little queen." Disguised as an ordinary woman, she embarks on a quest to find a wealthy and influential American man willing to marry her and, in doing so, provide much-needed financial support for her nation. The plot involves mistaken identities, comedic situations, and eventual romantic entanglements.

The film was produced by Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company, a significant early production company that later became part of Paramount Pictures. Such a Little Queen was a popular release for Pickford, who was already a major star at the time. The film is considered to be a relatively early example of the "rags-to-riches" or "Cinderella" trope in American cinema, adapted for the context of European royalty navigating American society. Due to the age of the film and the methods of film preservation at the time, it is likely that not all versions of the film survive in complete form today. Some film historians classify it within the subgenre of "fairy tale" films, given its light-hearted and aspirational narrative.