Errol Flynn
Miles Hendon
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Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards discover them and throw out the prince thinking he's the urchin. No one believes them when they try to tell the truth about which is which. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne.
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| Release Date | 1937-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Directors | William Keighley, Sol Polito, Leo F. Forbstein |
| Producer | |
| Writers | Mark Twain, Laird Doyle |
Definitely the best adaptation of Mark Twain's novel about King Edward VI of England and his pauper doppelgänger Tom Canty (played here by the Mauch twins) swapping places after a chance encounter at Whitehall Palace and a fancy dress ball. Errol Flynn is great as Miles Hendon leading the "pauper" king on a series of adventures as they attempt to reinstate them both to their rightful places. Claude Rains is suitably devilish as Hertford. Henry Stephenson and Alan Hale - both never far from Flynn - make up rest of the team in this great little adventure yarn.
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