My Friend the King

My Friend the King

47 mins | Comedy | April 3, 1932

Taxi driver Jim befriends Ruritanian child King Ludwig while the latter is on a visit to London. A plot is afoot by sinister forces to kidnap Ludwig, and Jim becomes caught up in the drama. After the child is abducted Jim uses all his ingenuity, including cross-dressing as a Countess and becoming involved in a car chase, to rescue him from his captors.

My Friend the King

47 mins | Comedy | April 3, 1932

My Friend the King
Taxi driver Jim befriends Ruritanian child King Ludwig while the latter is on a visit to London. A plot is afoot by sinister forces to kidnap Ludwig, and Jim becomes caught up in the drama. After the child is abducted Jim uses all his ingenuity, including cross-dressing as a Countess and becoming involved in a car chase, to rescue him from his captors.
Producers Film Engineering
Original title My Friend the King
Directors Michael Powell
Writers Joseph Jefferson Farjeon

Cast

Jerry Verno

as Jim

Robert Holmes

as Captain Felz

Tracy Holmes

as Count Huelin

Eric Pavitt

as King Ludwig

Phyllis Loring

as Princess Helma

Luli Deste

as Countess Zena

H. Saxon-Snell

as Karl

Victor Fairley

as Josef