The Prince and the Pauper (1937)

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Mark Twain's Immortal Classic !

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.

• Released: 1937-04-30
• Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 43 votes

Directed by William Keighley.

Top cast

• Errol Flynn as Miles Hendon
• Claude Rains as Earl of Hertford
• Henry Stephenson as Duke of Norfolk
• Barton MacLane as John Canty
• Billy Mauch as Tom Canty
• Robert J. Mauch as Prince Edward
• Alan Hale as Captain of the Guard
• Eric Portman as First Lord
• Lionel Pape as Second Lord
• Leonard Willey as Third Lord

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Prince and the Pauper

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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