The Prince and the Pauper

1937 118 min ★ 6.8 Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy

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

Errol Flynn

Miles Hendon

Claude Rains

Earl of Hertford

Henry Stephenson

Duke of Norfolk

Barton MacLane

John Canty

Billy Mauch

Tom Canty

Robert J. Mauch

Prince Edward

Alan Hale

Captain of the Guard

Eric Portman

First Lord

Lionel Pape

Second Lord

Leonard Willey

Third Lord

Details

Director

William Keighley

Screenplay

Laird Doyle

Tagline

"Mark Twain's Immortal Classic !"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

June 20, 2022

★ 7/10

So Henry VIII finally has his beloved son - the Prince Edward whom he protects at all costs. All the walls and guards, though, don't stop the wandering urchin "Tom Canty" from getting into his apartment. The two boys chat and decide it might be a bit of fun to swap clothes as the King is throwing a fancy dress party that night. Their roles now reversed, the wrong boy now comes a cropper at the han...