The Prince and the Pauper
“Mark Twain's Immortal Classic !”
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.
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Cast
37 people
Errol Flynn
Miles Hendon
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Captain Blood
Claude Rains
Earl of Hertford
Known for
Casablanca
The Invisible Man
Henry Stephenson
Duke of Norfolk
Known for
Mutiny on the Bounty
Oliver Twist
Barton MacLane
John Canty
Known for
I Dream of Jeannie
The Maltese Falcon
Billy Mauch
Tom Canty
Also in
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Anthony Adverse
Robert J. Mauch
Prince Edward
Also in
Penrod and His Twin Brother
I'll Tell the World
Alan Hale
Captain of the Guard
Known for
It Happened One Night
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Eric Portman
First Lord
Known for
A Canterbury Tale
The Colditz Story
Lionel Pape
Second Lord
Known for
The Philadelphia Story
How Green Was My Valley
Leonard Willey
Third Lord
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Penny Serenade
Murray Kinnell
Hugo
Known for
The Public Enemy
Grand Hotel
Halliwell Hobbes
Archbishop
Known for
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Gaslight
William Keighley Director · Laird Doyle Screenplay Mark Twain Author
Worldwide gross $1.7M · Budget $858K · United States release May 5, 1937
Box office
Budget
$858,000
Worldwide gross
$1,691,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
First National Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 30, 1937
Limited theatrical · London
United States · May 5, 1937
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
May 8, 1937 · Theatrical
Russia
October 22, 1948 · Theatrical · В СССР - «Двойники». Субтитры – к/ст им. Горького, 1948 г.
United Kingdom
September 27, 1937 · Theatrical
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