The Prince and the Pauper

"Mark Twain's Immortal Classic !"

May 8 1937 Approved 1h 58m
Adventure, Drama, Family

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.

Plot

On the same day two boys are born: the pauper Tom and prince Edward. As a kid, Tom sneaks into the palace garden and meets the prince. They change clothes with each other but the guards discover them and throw out the prince, since they are almost identical. Nobody believe them when they try to tell the truth. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne. The evil earl of Hertford attempts to murder the prince to gain power for himself.

Written by

Mark Twain, Laird Doyle, Catherine Chisholm Cushing

Directed by

William Keighley, William Dieterle

Cast

Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Henry Stephenson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures

Languages

Español, English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
The Prince and the Pauper (1937) Official Trailer - Errol Flynn, Claude Rains Movie HD
Scores
# of Votes
3,150
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
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