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The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
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8 May 1937 (USA)
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Mark Twain's Immortal Classic !
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Two lookalike boys, one a poor street kid and the other a prince, exchange places to see what the other's life is like. full summary | add synopsis
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Good wholesome, adventurous fun for all ages!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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William Dieterle filled in as director when William Keighley got the flu. Similarly, cinematographer George Barnes took over as director of photography when Sol Polito fell ill.
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Continuity: After the boys exchange roles, as the Prince (as Tom) goes out to get his dog at the stable he picks up a large candle, but when he comes out the door he no longer has it.
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[Miles sits down to share the supper]
Prince Edward Tudor: Would you sit in the presence of your king?
Miles Hendon: Now, see here, my lad!
Prince Edward Tudor: I will no longer tolerate your manner.
Miles Hendon: [humoring him] I ask your pardon, your majesty, but after that chase we led them it would be good to sit down.
Prince Edward Tudor: Perhaps.
[Miles sits]
Prince Edward Tudor: No! Custom must be preserved - you will stand.
[Miles stands and then leans against the wall, getting annoyed as the prince finishes the supper]
Prince Edward Tudor: I was very hungry. Feel better now.
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Prince Edward Tudor: Would you sit in the presence of your king?
Miles Hendon: Now, see here, my lad!
Prince Edward Tudor: I will no longer tolerate your manner.
Miles Hendon: [humoring him] I ask your pardon, your majesty, but after that chase we led them it would be good to sit down.
Prince Edward Tudor: Perhaps.
[Miles sits]
Prince Edward Tudor: No! Custom must be preserved - you will stand.
[Miles stands and then leans against the wall, getting annoyed as the prince finishes the supper]
Prince Edward Tudor: I was very hungry. Feel better now.
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Spoofed in "Tripping the Rift: Nature vs. Nurture (#1.9)" (2004)
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Mark Twain's classic tale of a pair of look-alike boys in 16th century England is given the glossy Hollywood treatment in this very entertaining effort. Billy and Bobby Mauch, 12 year old twin brothers, star, one as the heir to the throne of England and the other as a street urchin. By accident, each is mistaken for the other and when the king dies, the pauper may be crowned instead of the rightful prince. Claude Rains is his usual steady self as the traitorous wretch who realizes his chance to seize power with the pauper in charge. Errol Flynn may be billed as the star, but he does not appear until halfway through the film. He becomes the prince's protector. Of course, he does not know that the young beggar is the prince. Flynn is good as always in this fun filled film.