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The Prince and the Pauper
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford
Cast: Marguerite Clark [Tom Canty; and Edward, Prince of Wales], Robert Broderick [the king], William Barrows [Earl of Hertford], William Sorelle [Miles Hendon], William Frederick (William Frederic) [Tom’s father], Alfred Fisher [Father Andrew], Nathaniel Sack, Edwin Mordant
Famous Players Film Company production; distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation. / From the novel The Prince and the Pauper: A Tale for Young People of All Ages by Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens). Presented by Daniel Frohman. / © 26 November 1915 by Famous Players Film Company [LU7050]. Released 29 November 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The novel was previously filmed as The Prince and the Pauper (1909). The novel was susequently filmed as Seine Majestät, das Bettelkind (1920).
Comedy: Historical.
Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.3553.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Authors: Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910)
Listing updated: 11 June 2024.
References: AFI-F1 n. F1.3553; Slide-Aspects p. 47; Tarbox-Lost pp. 218, 219, 247 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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