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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

47 minutes

Year:

1932

Director:

Michael Powell

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Company:

Film Engineering

Cast:
Jerry Verno

Jim

Robert Holmes

Captain Felz

Tracy Holmes

Count Huelin

Eric Pavitt

King Ludwig

Phyllis Loring

Princess Helma

Crew:
Michael Powell

Director

Joseph Jefferson Farjeon

Screenplay

Joseph Jefferson Farjeon

Story

Jerome Jackson

Producer

Geoffrey Faithfull

Director of Photography