Double Feature
The Exile
King of Adventure! Queen of Romance! The rightful heir to the English throne is secretly living in exile in Holland due to unrest at home. As romance blossoms with a Dutch beauty, assassins arrive to kill the would-be king. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Rita Corday, and Maria Montez star in a swashbuckling romantic adventure stylishly directed by Max Ophüls.
- Director
- Max Ophüls
- Writer
- Written by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. based on the novel "His Majesty, The King" by Cosmo Hamilton
- Starring
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maria Montez, Rita Corday [as Paule Croset], Henry Daniell, Nigel Bruce
- Year
- 1947
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 95 minutes
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
He has the appearance and manner of the king, yet he’s really a lookalike… and on his shoulders rests all hope of foiling a blackguard’s plot to usurp the throne. Adventure, pageantry and royal intrigue are forged at sword point in this big screen version of the beloved 1894 novel. Ronald Colman (A Tale of Two Cities) plays the double role in the resilient 1937 David O. Selznick production, making palpable the heartbreak of the royal stand-in whose gallantry is tested by his love for the real king’s fiancée (Madeleine Carroll). (Warner Bros)
- Director
- John Cromwell
- Writer
- Screen play by John L. Balderston based on Edward Rose's dramatization of Anthony Hope's novel
- Starring
- Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mary Astor, C. Aubrey Smith, David Niven, Raymond Massey
- Year
- 1937
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 101 minutes