Princess Charming (film)

Princess Charming
Princess Charming
Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	Lauri Wylie; Arthur Wimperis; L. du Garde Peach; Robert Edmunds;
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Starring	Evelyn Laye; Henry Wilcoxon; Yvonne Arnaud; George Grossmith;
Cinematography	Mutz Greenbaum
Edited by	Derek N. Twist
Music by	Leighton Lucas; Louis Levy;
Production; company	Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors
Release date	25 April 1934;
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Princess Charming, also known as Alexandra, is a 1934 British musical comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Evelyn Laye, Henry Wilcoxon, and Yvonne Arnaud. It was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures.^[1] The film's sets were designed by Ernő Metzner. It is part of the operetta film genre that was popular during the era.

Plot[]

A Ruritanian princess is betrothed to the king of a neighbouring country, but falls in love with the army officer sent to escort her there. Meanwhile, a revolution breaks out.

Cast[]

Evelyn Laye as Princess Elaine
Henry Wilcoxon as Captain André Launa
Yvonne Arnaud as Countess Annette
George Grossmith as King Christian of Aufland
Max Miller as Walter Chuff aka Sam
Ivor McLaren as Ernest
Finlay Currie as Baron Seegman
Ivor Barnard as Ivanoff
Francis L. Sullivan as Alakiev
Dino Galvani as Louis
Gordon Begg as Sir John
Eliot Makeham as The real Walter Chuff
Cecil Parker as Mr. Thompson
Percy Parsons as Royalist
D. J. Williams as Philip
Toni Edgar-Bruce
Neal Arden

References[]

^ Wood, p. 79.

Bibliography[]

Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939. London: British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-85170-189-9.

External links[]

Alexandra at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEWood79-1] Wood, p. 79.

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