“The Prince and the Pauper” is the story of nine-year-old Prince Edward VI of England and his interactions with a look-alike indigent named Tom Canty. Both are tired of their lot in life and decide to switch identities, with the high drama proceeding from there. Director William Keighley (“Bullets or Ballots” 1936) kept a tight rein on the production, resulting in an engrossing drama from start to finish. The classy screenplay was written by Laird Doyle and Catherine Chisolm Cushing, adapted from Mark Twain’s 1881 novel of the same name.
Real life twin brothers Billy Mauch and Bobby Mauch portray the prince and the pauper, displaying great talent. Both would ultimately go on to careers in the technical side of the picture business. Bobby became a film editor and Billy found employment as a sound editor. The talented supporting cast includes Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Henry Stephenson, Barton MacLane, Alan Hale, Eric Portman, Lionel Pape, and Montagu Love as King Henry VIII of England.
“The Prince and the Pauper” was popular at the box office for producers Jack L. Warner and Hal B. Wallis, First National Pictures, Vitaphone, and Warner Bros. Pictures.
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
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My Review
“The Prince and the Pauper” is the story of nine-year-old Prince Edward VI of England and his interactions with a look-alike indigent named Tom Canty. Both are tired of their lot in life and decide to switch identities, with the high drama proceeding from there. Director William Keighley (“Bullets or Ballots” 1936) kept a tight rein on the production, resulting in an engrossing drama from start to finish. The classy screenplay was written by Laird Doyle and Catherine Chisolm Cushing, adapted from Mark Twain’s 1881 novel of the same name.
Real life twin brothers Billy Mauch and Bobby Mauch portray the prince and the pauper, displaying great talent. Both would ultimately go on to careers in the technical side of the picture business. Bobby became a film editor and Billy found employment as a sound editor. The talented supporting cast includes Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Henry Stephenson, Barton MacLane, Alan Hale, Eric Portman, Lionel Pape, and Montagu Love as King Henry VIII of England.
“The Prince and the Pauper” was popular at the box office for producers Jack L. Warner and Hal B. Wallis, First National Pictures, Vitaphone, and Warner Bros. Pictures.