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This short is a take-off on the Ronald Colman version of Prisoner of Zenda, sort of like a 1930's Abraham-Zucker film. The King is going to outlaw swing music upon his coronation so his loyal retainers have him kidnapped & replaced with his cousin, who looks just like him. It's very funny & surprisingly well done and you'll especially enjoy it ...
Hal Le Roy gets one of his best parts in all the Broadway Brevities he made for Vitaphone: a dual role as an American jazz saxophonist and his royal cousin. The cousin is on the verge of being crowned king of Sulvania, but he’s announced his first decree will be to outlaw swing music, which he hates. So he’s kidnapped by knife-throwing ...
- Roy Mack
- Warner Bros. Pictures
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The Prisoner of Swing: Directed by Roy Mack. With Hal Le Roy, Eddie Foy Jr., June Allyson, Al Fields. Musical satire based on Anthony Hope's Ruritanian novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" in which a commoner takes the place of a lookalike king.
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- Short, Adventure, Comedy
- Roy Mack
- 1938-06-11
The Prisoner of Swing (1938) The Prisoner of Swing (1938) View more photos Movie Info. Synopsis A musician (Hal Le Roy) resembles the ruler of a kingdom. Director Roy Mack. Distributor
- Musical, Comedy
- Hal Leroy
- Roy Mack
Overview. Musical satire based on Anthony Hope's Ruritanian novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" in which a commoner takes the place of a lookalike king. Roy Mack. Director. Cyrus Wood. Writer. Eddie Forman.
Critics reviews THE PRISONER OF SWING. Roy Mack United States, 1938 United States, 1938
