This Mark Twain doppelganger tale of rags and royalty in 16th-century England is sumptuously produced and full of high drama and adventure, with Errol Flynn swashbuckling between the precocious Mauch twins--Bill and Bobby. The look-alikes decide that they will switch roles as a lark, one
being Prince Edward (later King Edward VI), the other a beggar boy. Despite the beggar boy's outlandish behavior in his new station, the royal court and advisors accept him as the heir to the throne. The true Edward, however, is submerged in low-life London and, when he decides he's had enough of
the game, asserts that he is the real prince. Miles Hendon (Flynn), a soldier of fortu...
Released:
1937
Rated:
NR
Length:
120 mins