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 hands of his own…
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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.
Top 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
Murray Kinnell
Hugo
Halliwell Hobbes
Archbishop
Phyllis Barry
Barmaid
Ivan F. Simpson
Clemens
Montagu Love
Henry VIII
Fritz Leiber
Father Andrew
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What is The Prince and the Pauper about?
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…
When was The Prince and the Pauper released?
The Prince and the Pauper was released in 1937.
What genres does The Prince and the Pauper belong to?
The Prince and the Pauper is categorised as Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy.
Who stars in The Prince and the Pauper?
The cast of The Prince and the Pauper includes Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Henry Stephenson, Barton MacLane, Billy Mauch.