---
title: 'The Prince and the Pauper (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Dieterle'
released: '1937-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-prince-and-the-pauper-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029440/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Prince and the Pauper (1937)

1937 · 118 min · Drama, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

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".

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Dieterle](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-dieterle), [William Keighley](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-keighley)
- **Screenplay:** [Laird Doyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/laird-doyle)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Erich Wolfgang Korngold](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-wolfgang-korngold)
- **Producer:** [Jack Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sol Polito](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-polito), [George Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-barnes)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-dawson)

## Cast

- [Alan Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-hale) as The Captain of the Guard
- [Barton MacLane](https://cinepixo.com/people/barton-maclane) as John Canty
- [Lionel Belmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-belmore) as The Innkeeper
- [Harry Cording](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-cording) as The Second Guard
- [Eric Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-portman) as The First Lord
- [Robert Warwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-warwick) as John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
- [Leo White](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-white) as Jester
- [Ian Maclaren](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-maclaren) as The Second Doctor
- [Lester Matthews](https://cinepixo.com/people/lester-matthews) as Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso
- [Tom Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-wilson) as One-Eyed Beggar
- [Holmes Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/holmes-herbert) as The First Doctor
- [Claude Rains](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-rains) as Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
- [Henry Stephenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-stephenson) as Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
- [Tom Ricketts](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-ricketts) as Sexton Ringing Bell
- [Robert Adair](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-adair) as The First Guard

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