Captain George Brummell is an upper-class dandy. He has to leave the army after having insulted the crown prince. This only gives him time to start a smear campaign against the prince. The prince, who is tired of all the yes-men around him, hires him as his chief advisor.
Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>
The film had troubles with the US censor, the Production Code Administration because of the apparent justification of the immoral relationship between the Prince Regent and Mrs Fitzherbert, because a steward at a gentlemen's club had the manner of a 'sex pervert', because the Prince checks the gender of a dog and use of the word 'damn'. Changes were made but the running time remained the same.
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Goofs
Boom mic visible:
When the mad King George III hides from Brummel and the prince behind the draperies, the boom shadow makes a prominent appearance on the wall at the top right of the screen.
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Quotes
Lord George Gordon Byron:
The trouble with most men of superior intellect is their pride. And a proud man can be just as foolish as a fool. See more »