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Princess Charming

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Princess Charming - 1934 | 74 mins | Musical | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Maurice Elvey.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: Arthur Wimpert and Lauri Wylie. Additional dialogue by L. duGarde Peach and Robert Edmunds. (based on a play by F. Martos)
Cinematography: Mutz Greenbaum.
Editing: Derek N. Twist.
Art Direction: Ernö Metzner.
Sound Department: A.L. Douglas.
Original Music: Ray Noble.

The Cast

Evelyn Laye - Princess Elaine
George Grossmith - King of Aufland
Yvonne Arnaud - Countess Annette
Max Miller - Chuff
Ivor McLaren - Ernest
Finlay Currie - Seegman

Plot Synopsis

Weak romantic musical. A princess (Evelyn Laye) in a small European country marries a captain of the guard (Henry Wilcoxon) in order to escape revolutionaries - despite being engaged to the ruler of an adjoining country. When he refuses to annul the marriage upon reaching the safety of the ruling king's palace, the captain is arrested, but the princess hatches an escape plan to ensure their happiness.