''All the Kings Horses'' is a 1935 American comedy musical film adapted from the 1934

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of the same name by Frederick Herendeen ( musical book and

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) and Edward A. Horan (music composer) which was in turn based on the play ''Carlo Rocco'' by Lawrence Clarke and Max Giersberg. The film was directed by Frank Tuttle and starring

Carl Brisson Carl Brisson (24 December 1893 – 25 September 1958), born Carl Frederik Ejnar Pedersen, was a Danish film actor and singer. He appeared in 13 films between 1918 and 1935, including two silent films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In the 1934 ...

and

Mary Ellis Mary Ellis (born May Belle Elsas, June 15, 1897 – January 30, 2003) was an American actress and singer appearing on stage, radio, television and film, best known for her musical theatre roles, particularly in Ivor Novello works. After appe ...

. The film tells the story of a film actor who changes places with a Ruritanian prince. The screenplay is based on a play by Lawrence Clark, Max Giersberg, Frederik Herendeen and Edward Horan. The film was nominated by the

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for Best Dance Direction.

Cast

as King Rudolf XIV/Carlo Rocco *

as Elaine, Queen of Langenstein *

Edward Everett Horton Edward Everett Horton Jr. (March 18, 1886 – September 29, 1970) was an American character actor. He had a long career in film, theater, radio, television, and voice work for animated cartoons. Early life Horton was born in Kings County ...

as Count Josef von Schlapstaat *

Katherine DeMille Katherine Lester DeMille (born Katherine Paula Lester; June 29, 1911 – April 27, 1995) was a Canadian-born American actress who played 25 credited film roles from the mid-1930s to the late 1940s. The adopted daughter of director Cecil B. De ...

as Miss Mimi *

Eugene Pallette Eugene William Pallette (July 8, 1889 – September 3, 1954) was an American actor who worked in both the silent and sound eras, performing in more than 240 productions between 1913 and 1946. After an early career as a slender leading man, ...

as Con Conley *

Arnold Korff Arnold Peter Kirsch-Korff (2 August 1870 – 2 June 1944) was an Austrian-born American Hollywood actor and director. He appeared in a number of German and Austrian films before moving to the United States and resuming his career in America. He m ...

as Baron Kraemer

References

In Hungary, the film was banned by the National Motion Picture Examination Committee (distribution, presentation - July 25, 1935). A magyarországon a filmet az Országos Mozgóképvizsgáló Bizottság betiltotta (forgalmazását, terjesztését, bemutatását - 1935. július 25.). https://adtplus.arcanum.hu/hu/view/AzEst_1935_07/

Bibliography

* Eames, John Douglas, ''The Paramount Story'', London: Octopus Books, 1985 * Maltin, Leonard, ''Classic Movie Guide'', New York: Plume, 2010

External links

* 1935 films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Paramount Pictures films 1935 musical comedy films American musical comedy films American films based on plays 1930s American films {{musical-comedy-film-stub