The Prince and the Pauper
1937 · Movie · NR · 118 min · ★ 6.8
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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Details
- Years
- 1937
- Release date
- 1937-04-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 118 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (42 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- slum
- prince
- guard
- deception
- tudor
- impersonation
- doppelgänger
- henry viii
- 16th century
- british monarchy
Cast & crew
Errol Flynn
as Miles Hendon
Claude Rains
as Earl of Hertford
Henry Stephenson
as Duke of Norfolk
Barton MacLane
as John Canty
Billy Mauch
as Tom Canty
- RM
Robert J. Mauch
as Prince Edward
Alan Hale
as Captain of the Guard
Eric Portman
as First Lord
- LP
Lionel Pape
as Second Lord
Leonard Willey
as Third Lord
Directed by William Keighley