The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)
The Prince and the Pauper is a 1937 film adaptation of the 1881 novel of the same name by Mark Twain. It starred Errol Flynn, twins Billy and Bobby Mauch in the title roles, and Claude Rains and has been described as "a kids' fantasy."
The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. The plot concerns the ascension of nine-year-old Edward VI of England in 1547 and his interactions with look-alike Tom Canty, a London pauper who lives with his abusive, alcoholic father.
First US edition
The pauper and Prince Edward as imagined in 1882
Chapter head by Ludvig Sandöe Ipsen
William Faversham and Ruth Findlay in the Broadway production of Amélie Rives' adaptation of The Prince and the Pauper (1920)