My Friend the King (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.
Director:
Michael Powell
Writer:
Joseph Jefferson Farjeon
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Jerry Verno as Jim |
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Robert Holmes as Captain Felz |
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Tracy Holmes as Count Huelin |
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Eric Pavitt as King Ludwig |
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Phyllis Loring as Princess Helma |
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Luli Deste as Countess Zena |
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H. Saxon-Snell as Karl |
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Victor Fairley as Josef |
| Art | W.G. Saunders | Art Direction |
| Editing | Arthur Seabourne | Editor |
| Directing | Michael Powell | Director |
| Writing | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Story |
| Writing | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon | Screenplay |
| Camera | Geoffrey Faithfull | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jerome Jackson | Producer |
