Thirty-Day Princess

A combination of "Cinderella" and "The Prisoner Of Zenda," this is a pleasant comedy with a few moments of exceptional dialog from the typewriters of Preston Sturges and several others. Sidney plays a dual role as the princess of a middle European country and a struggling New York actress. When the princess comes to the US to secure backing for her country's bond issue, she contracts a case of the mumps and has to be put in bed immediately. Arnold, the Manhattan banker behind the bonds, stands to lose a huge commission if the issue falls through. Sidney the princess is scheduled for several public appearances in front of various potential investors, and so a substi...