The Prince and the Pauper (1937) ( The Prince & the Pauper )

The Prince and the Pauper (1937) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Prince & the Pauper
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
113 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1937 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
William Keighley

Written By:
Mark Twain
Laird Doyle

Actors:
Errol Flynn ..... Miles Hendon
Claude Rains ..... Earl of Hertford
Henry Stephenson ..... Duke of Norfolk
Barton MacLane ..... John Canty
Billy Mauch ..... Tom Canty (as The Mauch Twins)
Robert J. Mauch ..... Prince Edward (as The Mauch Twins)
Alan Hale ..... Captain of the Guard
Eric Portman ..... First Lord
Lionel Pape ..... Second Lord
Leonard Willey ..... Third Lord
Murray Kinnell ..... Hugo
Halliwell Hobbes ..... Archbishop
Phyllis Barry ..... Barmaid
Ivan F. Simpson ..... Clemens (as Ivan Simpson)
Montagu Love ..... Henry VIII
Fritz Leiber ..... Father Andrew
Elspeth Dudgeon ..... Grandmother Canty
Mary Field ..... Mrs. Canty
Forrester Harvey ..... Meaty Man
Joan Valerie ..... Lady Jane Seymour (as Helen Valkis)
Lester Matthews ..... St. John
Robert Adair ..... First Guard
Harry Cording ..... Second Guard
Robert Warwick ..... Lord Warwick
Rex Evans ..... Rich Man
Holmes Herbert ..... First Doctor
Ian Maclaren ..... Second Doctor (as Ian MacLaren)
Anne Howard ..... Lady Jane Grey (as Ann Howard)
Gwendolyn Jones ..... Lady Elizabeth
Lionel Braham ..... Ruffler
Harry Beresford ..... The Watch
Lionel Belmore ..... Innkeeper
Ian Wolfe ..... Proprietor (as Ian Wolf)
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers ..... Choir (as St. Luke's Choristers)
Jimmy Aubrey ..... Tramp (uncredited)
Frank Baker ..... Man at Inn (uncredited)
Daisy Belmore ..... Cockney (uncredited)
Wilson Benge ..... Man at Inn (uncredited)
Frank Benson ..... Beggar (uncredited)
Jack Best ..... (uncredited)
Ted Billings ..... Tinker (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey ..... Man in Window (uncredited)
Peter Bronte ..... Man at Inn (uncredited)
George Broughton ..... Man at Inn (uncredited)
George Bunny ..... Cockney (uncredited)
Rita Carlyle ..... (uncredited)
Charles Coleman ..... Watchman (uncredited)
Edward Cooper ..... Presbyter (uncredited)
Robert Cory ..... (uncredited)
Kay Deslys ..... (uncredited)
Larry Dods ..... Horseman (uncredited)
Harry Duff ..... Urchin (uncredited)
Fred Ellis ..... Urchin (uncredited)
Peter Ellis ..... Urchin (uncredited)
Harold Entwistle ..... Old man (uncredited)
Leslie Francis ..... Man at Inn (uncredited)
Douglas Gordon ..... (uncredited)
Hubert F. Greenwood ..... Archbishop (uncredited)
Frank Hagney ..... Beggar (uncredited)
Edward Harvey ..... Lord (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson ..... Watchman #1 (uncredited)
John Hyde ..... Man (uncredited)
Noel Kennedy ..... Urchin #1 (uncredited)
Colin Kenny ..... Watchman #2 (uncredited)
George Kirby ..... Proprietor of Inn (uncredited)
Raymond Lawrence ..... Lord (uncredited)
Connie Leon ..... (uncredited)
Billy Maguire ..... Urchin #2 (uncredited)
Charles McNaughton ..... Ugly Man (uncredited)
Doreen Munroe ..... (uncredited)
Ottola Nesmith ..... Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Mrs. Wilfrid North ..... Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Elsie Prescott ..... Woman in Window (uncredited)
John J. Richardson ..... Beggar (uncredited)
Tom Ricketts ..... Sexton Ringing Bell (uncredited)
Clifford Severn ..... Urchin #3 (uncredited)
Yorke Sherwood ..... Innkeeper (uncredited)
Charlie Simpson ..... Cockney (uncredited)
Eric Snowden ..... Cockney (uncredited)
John Graham Spacey ..... Petty Officer (uncredited)
Ernie Stanton ..... Guard (uncredited)
Will Stanton ..... Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Spencer Teakle ..... Man at Inn (uncredited)
Lotus Thompson ..... Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton ..... Man at Inn (uncredited)
Leo White ..... Jester (uncredited)
Tom Wilson ..... One-Eyed Beggar (uncredited)
Claude Wisberg ..... (uncredited)

Synopsis:

Errol Flynn stars in this superb piece of Hollywood magic. Claude Rains (Renault in Casablanca) plays the evil Earl of Hertford. Flynn's real life drinking pal Alan Hale is the Captain of the guard. Eric Portman, Barton MacLane, Montagu Love and a host of classic Hollywood screen supporting stars are in this adaptation of Huckleberry Finn author Mark Twain's story of two boys the long-awaited male heir to the throne of England, Edward Tudor, son of Henry VIII the other Tom Canty, the unloved son of a beggar and thief. Coincidentally, Tom Canty and Edward Tudor were born in London on the same day. Canty an impoverished street Urchin, Edward Tudor the heir to the throne of England played by the Mauch twins (Billy and Bobby) who change clothes and identities in this magnificent cinema portrayal of the England in the time of Henry the Eighth. The street scenes in particular are alive with magnificent detail. Flynn plays the King's rescuer Miles Hendon some two years after he portrayed Robin Hood with Hale as Little John. This is a tale of changed identities, a morality play containing some of the screen's greatest moments providing great family viewing.

In 1882, Mark Twain published a delightful fairy tale 'for young people of all ages'; 45 years later, Warner Bros., inspired by the real-life coronation of Edward VII, created a lavish screen version starring radio favourites Billy and Bobby Mauch in the title roles and Errol Flynn as their dashing saviour. As Jane Seymour (Helen Valkis), consort of King Henry VIII (Montagu Love), gives birth to the heir to the throne, the later Edward VI (Bobby Mauch), Tom Canty (Billy Mauch) is born in the nearby slums. Years later, as King Henry is near death, providence brings the two together and they discover that they share a striking resemblance. Having changed clothes with Tom during play, Edward Tudor is mistaken for a pauper by the Captain of the Guard (Alan Hale) and evicted from the palace. In contrast, Tom is believed to be the Prince of Wales by all of sundry and, when protesting, is treated as mentally unsound. Only the Earl of Hertford (Claude Rains), the king's scheming advisor, realizes the truth but keeps quiet to further his own career. With a price on his head, the real Edward lives the life of a pauper among the thieves and beggars of London, befriended only by Miles Hendon (Flynn), whom he, to Miles' great amusement, creates an earl. But despite his scepticism, Miles is right there to rescue Edward from the murderous Captain of the Guard and return him to the palace just as Tom is about to be crowned king. Proving his true identity by locating the missing Seal of England, Edward is restored to the throne and Hertford is banished from the realm. Miles is recognized for his bravery and Tom is made a ward of the king for life.

Two lookalike boys, one a poor street kid and the other a prince, exchange places to see what the other's life is like.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 27 February, 2019.