It's a King
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| Directed by | Jack Raymond |
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| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
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| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It's a King is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Sydney Howard, Joan Maude and Cecil Humphreys.[1] It was made at Elstree Studios by the producer Herbert Wilcox's British and Dominions company.[2]
Plot
[edit]Farce in which insurance agent Albert King is discovered to be the exact double of the king of Helgia, and even has his name in reverse (King Albert). Insurance man Albert enjoys a romance with a princess, before finally saving the King from assassination by anarchists.
Cast
[edit]- Sydney Howard as Albert King / King Albert
- Joan Maude as Princess Yasma
- Cecil Humphreys as Count Yendoff
- George De Warfaz as Colonel Brandt
- Arthur Goullet as Leader
- Franklyn Bellamy as Salvatore
- Bela Berkes as himself
- Lew Stone as himself
References
[edit]- ^ "It's a King (1932)". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
- ^ Wood p.75
Bibliography
[edit]- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
[edit]- It's a King at IMDb
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