Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1937-04-30) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination |
| Screen: | Mark Twain, Laird Doyle, Catherine Chisholm Cushing |
| Productions: | First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Pусский, Español |
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Casts
- 8724: Errol Flynn - Miles Hendon
- 4113: Claude Rains - Earl of Hertford
- 81934: Henry Stephenson - Duke of Norfolk
- 14451: Barton MacLane - John Canty
- 105026: Billy Mauch - Tom Canty
- 1161127: Robert J. Mauch - Prince Edward
- 8729: Alan Hale - Captain of the Guard
Crews
- 149128: Laird Doyle - Screenplay - Writing
- 72225: Mark Twain - Novel - Writing
- 67426: William Keighley - Director - Directing
- 17915: Leo F. Forbstein - Music Director - Sound
- 67429: Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 14448: Robert M. Haas - Art Direction - Art
- 8714: Sol Polito - Director of Photography - Camera
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So Henry VIII finally has his beloved son - the Prince Edward whom he protects at all costs. All the walls and guards, though, don't stop the wandering urchin "Tom Canty" from getting into his apartment. The two boys chat and decide it might be a bit of fun to swap clothes as the Kin ....
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