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The Prince and the Pauper

1937·1h 58m·Approved
DramaAdventureFantasyFamily
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
3,159 votes

A poor boy named Tom Canty and the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.

The Prince and the Pauper is a 1937 drama adventure movie, starring Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Barton MacLane. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 3,159 votes and runs 1h 58m.

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Stars
Errol Flynn
Claude Rains
Barton MacLane
Henry Stephenson
Details
1937-05-08
118 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, Latin
Keywords
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