All the King's Horses (1934)

Director:

Frank Tuttle

Writers:

Laurence Clark (play) and
Max Giersberg (play) ...

Release Date:

13 February 1934 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

ROMANTIC MUSICAL DRAMA! (original poster)

Plot:

Movie star changes places with a king who looks exactly like him, causing complications for all concerned.

Plot Keywords:

King | Queen | Actor | Palace | Pre Code

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Carl Brisson	...	King Rudolf XIV / Carlo Rocco
Mary Ellis	...	Elaine, the Queen of Langenstein
Edward Everett Horton	...	Count Josef von Schlapstaat aka Peppi
Katherine DeMille	...	Fraülein Mimi
Eugene Pallette	...	Con Conley
Arnold Korff	...	Baron Kraemer, Lord Chamberlain
Marina Koshetz	...	Steffi (as Marina Schubert)
Rosita	...	Ilonka
Stanley Andrews	...	Count Batthy

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

Soundtrack:

Play a Little

Better musical than usual for that time period.

The music in this film is a cut above what you might expect. What makes it memorable is due to the song "A Little White Gardenia" which was sung a number of times by Carl Brisson and Mary Ellis. He was an acknowledged singer, but whether she did her own singing, I can not say, except it was more than adequate