My Pal the King
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Kurt Neumann
Tom Mix
Mickey Rooney
James Kirkwood
Wallis Clark
Noel Francis
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Tom Reed brings his famous rodeo show to the kingdom of Alvonia, where ten-year-old King Charles V becomes more interested in the show than the new tax bill. After a talk with his new buddy Tom, Charles is inspired to treat his populace honestly. This new plan does not fit in with Count De Mar's plans, because until now, he has been running the country and intends to levy enormous taxes on the populace. Charles tears up the new tax bill, engendering Count De Mar's hatred. The count plots with the Dowager Queen and has the king and his tutor, Lorenz, kidnapped. He locks them in a dungeon, advising Lorenz to kill Charles and then commit suicide. Charles' aunt, Princess Elsa, tells Tom that Charles is missing, and Tom tracks him down to the fortress where he is being held prisoner. After a fight between the cowboys and the count's men, the count drowns in a water-filled dungeon. Tom then rescues Lorenz and Charles, who promises not to forget about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Director
Kurt Neumann
Cast
Tom Mix
Mickey Rooney
James Kirkwood
Wallis Clark
Noel Francis
Finis Barton
Paul Hurst
Stuart Holmes
James Thorpe
Christian Frank
Clarissa Selwynne
Ferdinand Schumann-heink
Tony Jr.
Crew
Dan Clark
Tom J. Crizer
Norman De Vol
William Dodds
Fred Feister
Edward Jones
Phillip Karlstein
Carl Laemmle
Jack Natteford
Adolph Schafer
Lloyd Ward
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Notes
The synopsis in the copyright records refers to James Kirkwood's character as "Count Schwartz." According to a Daily Variety news item, assistant director Phillip Karlstein testified at a National Labor Relations Board investigation in 1938 that he was assigned to direct the last three or four days of this film after director Kurt Neumann was taken off the picture; the investigation was concerned with the question of whether assistant directors were ever called on to direct scenes.
