My Pal, the King
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| Directed by | Kurt Neumann Phillip Karlstein (fill-in)[1][2] |
| Screenplay by | Jack Natteford Thomas J. Crizer[2] |
| Story by | Richard Schayer |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle Jr. |
| Starring | Tom Mix[2] |
| Cinematography | Daniel B. Clark (uncredited) |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 60 or 75 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
My Pal, the King is a 1932 American
cowboy who helps a child king.Plot
Tom Reed's (
James Kirkwood) who has been in control of the country and wants to tax the people heavily. He plots with the Dowager Queen (Clarissa Selwynne) to kidnap Charles and his tutor, Dr. Lorenz (Wallis Clark), and throws them in a dungeon, and suggests to Lorenz that he kill Charles and then kill himself. Tom learns from Charles' aunt, Princess Elsa (Noel Francis
) that the king is missing, and Tom manages to track him to the fortress where the king is imprisoned. Tom's cowboys and the count's men fight, and the count ends up drowning to death. Tom then rescues the king and his tutor, and Charles promises to always treat his people well.
Cast
- Tom Mix as Tom Reed
- Mickey Rooney as King Charles V
- James Kirkwoodas Count De Mar
- Wallis Clark as Dr. Lorenz
- Noel Francis as Princess Elsa
- Finis Barton as Gretchen
- Paul Hurst as Red
- Stuart Holmes as Count Kluckstein
- Jim Thorpe as Black Cloud
- Christian J. Frank as Jailer Etzel
- Clarissa Selwynne as Dowager Queen
- Ferdinand Schumann-Heink as General Wiedeman (uncredited)[2]
- Tony Jr. as Tom's horse
- Harry Cording as Palace Guard (uncredited)
References
- TCM.com
- ^ a b c d e My Pal, the King at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ^ Quinlan, David (1997) The Film Lover's Companion: An A to Z Guide to 2,000 Stars and the Movies They Made. Carol Publishing Group, p.411
External links
- My Pal, the King at the American Film Institute Catalog
- My Pal, the King at IMDb
- My Pal, the King at the TCM Movie Database
