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Princess Charming

Princess Charming

1934Movie⏱️ 1h 13mApproved
ComedyDramaMusicRomance
6.6
IMDB Rating
52 votes

A princess is betrothed to the elderly king of a neighboring country for reasons of state. As Captain Launa, an officer of the king's navy, sent to escort her to her husband-to-be, arrives to her country he finds a revolution.

Director
Maurice Elvey
Writers
Arthur Wimperis, Lauri Wylie, F. Martos
Stars
Evelyn Laye, George Grossmith, Yvonne Arnaud
Release Date
August 20, 1934
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Evelyn Laye
Evelyn Laye
as Princess Charming
George Grossmith
George Grossmith
as King of Aufland
Yvonne Arnaud
Yvonne Arnaud
as Countess Annette
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Max Miller
as Chuff
Henry Wilcoxon
Henry Wilcoxon
as Captain Launa
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Ivor McLaren
as Ernest
Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie
as Seegman
Ivor Barnard
Ivor Barnard
as Ivanoff
Francis L. Sullivan
Francis L. Sullivan
as Alakiev
Dino Galvani
Dino Galvani
as Louis

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Gainsborough Studios, Islington, London, England, UK
Production
Gainsborough Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

nickname as titleb movieliechange of mindstate of war

🎯 Categories

ComedyDramaMusicRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Fascinating (not unflawed) curio of West End & Broadway
by eschetic-22010-03-01
6/10

"A first rate cast - lead by the lovely Evelyn Laye (the heroine of Evergreen as the Princess who weds in haste to avert assassination in a revolution) and George Grossmith (son of the great Gilbert & Sullivan comedian repeating the role of the know-nothing king the princess is betrothed to which he had created in London and on Broadway [56p. at the Imperial Theatre, 13 Oct.-29 Nov. 1930]) and filled up with players not normally associated with musicals, Henry Wilcoxin (Anthony to Claudette Colbert's Cleopatra, here the princess' emergency groom), Frances L. Sullivan (the original..."

💡 Did You Know?

One of the Princess's supporters says of the revolutionaries "I spit on them." Chuff comments "That's a terrible thing to do. Penalty 40 shillings." This reference is to the standard British Rail penalties for fare-dodging and for spitting (hawking) on trains.

📖 Synopsis

A princess is betrothed to the elderly king of a neighboring country for reasons of state. As Captain Launa, an officer of the king's navy, sent to escort her to her husband-to-be, arrives to her country he finds a revolution.