The Prince and the Pauper

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital Mono - English
• Dolby Digital Mon - French

Description by OLDIES.com:

Errol Flynn duels into action in Warner Bros.' spectacular, spirited film of Mark Twain's classic novel. Amid 16th century England's pomp and poverty, two lookalike lads, one a beggar and one young Edward VI, exchange identities for a lark. But their switch backfires and it's up to soldier-of-fortune Miles Hendon (Flynn) to turn the tables on a conspirator (Claude Rains) and return the correct lad to assume the throne.

Flynn's rakish persona, William Keighley's brisk direction, Erich Wolfgang Korngold's score and the spry performances of twins Billy and Bobby Mauch helped many a film fan form an enchanted view of Olde England. That view is just as rousing today. The Prince And The Pauper wears the crown as regal all-family entertainment.

Product Description:

A lavish screen version of Mark Twain's 1881 novel about two boys who switch social positions by merely exchanging clothes. One boy is a royal prince, and the other is a poor, mistreated urchin. Music score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

Plot Synopsis:

Based on the Mark Twain novel, this swashbuckling classic tells a fabled story of Prince Edward (later King Edward VI) and a poor boy who is a dead ringer for the young royal. After the two children trade places, the pauper finds himself confused by the goings-on at court while the prince happily traipses about in the guise of the little rogue.
Now all they have to do is find a way to switch back again...

Plot Keywords:

Adventure | Classic | Medieval | Recommended | Switching Roles

Production Notes:

• Additional cast: Lionel Pope (Second Lord), Leonard Willey (Third Lord), Murray Kinnell (Hugo), Mary Field (Mrs. Canty), and Robert Adair (First Guard)
• Copyright Warner Bros. 1937, renewed 1964 United Artists Television, Inc.

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