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Fit for a King

Fit for a King

1937Movie⏱️ 1h 13mApproved
ComedyRomance
⭐ 5.7
IMDB Rating
142 votes

A newspaper reporter assigned to do a story on royalty and the antics begin. Some comic relief.

Director
Edward Sedgwick
Writers
N/A
Stars
Joe E. Brown, Helen Mack, Paul Kelly
Release Date
September 1, 1937
Language
English, French
Country
United States
πŸ’¬ 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Joe E. Brown
Joe E. Brown
as Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
Helen Mack
Helen Mack
as Jane Hamilton
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
as Briggs
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport
as Archduke Julio
Halliwell Hobbes
Halliwell Hobbes
as Count Strunsky
John Qualen
John Qualen
as Otto
Donald Briggs
Donald Briggs
as Prince Michael
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick
as Prime Minister
Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher
as Kurtz
Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks
as Editor Hardwick

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
David L. Loew Productions

🏷️ Keywords

false flagsanatoriumwheelchairrevolutionarymale female relationship

🎯 Categories

ComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Good One For Brown
by boblipton β€’ 2024-03-28
6/10

"Joe E. Brown is a would-be reporter, dubbing himself "Scoops." When he is assigned to cover a back woods kingdom, the news keeps flowing about the newly crowned queen, Helen Mack; Brown is continually outwitted by fellow reporter Paul Kelly. It's one of the movies produced by David Loew after he lured Brown away, and it's a pretty good one, with Brown being a self-important go-getter who has a lot to learn -- and learns it. Brown offers a lot of his trademark shtick and athleticism, and director Eddie Sedgwick provides some nice gags. Although Miss Mack has little to do ex..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in New York City Thursday 30 May 1950 on the DuMont Television Network's WABD (Channel 5) and in Los Angeles Sunday 15 October 1950 on KECA (Channel 7).

πŸ“– Synopsis

A newspaper reporter assigned to do a story on royalty and the antics begin. Some comic relief.