The Prince and the Pauper

Year: 1937

Runtime: 118 mins

Language: English

Director: William Keighley

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Mark Twain’s immortal classic follows Prince Edward and Tom Canty, two boys born on the same day—one royalty, one a pauper. As teenagers Tom sneaks into the palace garden, they meet and exchange clothes. Guards mistake the prince for a urchin and exile him. Their attempts to prove their true identities are ignored. When the old king dies, Edward must regain his birthright and the throne.

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