It's a King
It's a King is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Sydney Howard, Joan Maude and Cecil Humphreys.[1] It was made at Elstree Studios by the producer Herbert Wilcox's British and Dominions company.[2]
| It's a King | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jack Raymond |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by | Paul England Claude Hulbert Bert Lee Jack Marks R.P. Weston |
| Starring | Sydney Howard Joan Maude Cecil Humphreys |
| Music by | Lew Stone Harris Weston |
| Cinematography | Cyril Bristow Freddie Young |
Production company | British and Dominions |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release date | 1933 |
Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
Farce in which insurance agent Albert King is discovered to be the exact double of the king of Helgia, and even has his name in reverse (King Albert). Insurance man Albert enjoys a romance with a princess, before finally saving the King from assassination by anarchists.
Cast
- Sydney Howard as Albert King / King Albert
- Joan Maude as Princess Yasma
- Cecil Humphreys as Count Yendoff
- George De Warfaz as Colonel Brandt
- Arthur Goullet as Leader
- Franklyn Bellamy as Salvatore
- Bela Berkes as Himself
- Lew Stone as Himself
References
- "It's a King (1932)".
- Wood p.75
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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