Everyone else is convinced that he is mentally ill. Tom is unable to convince anybody except for the Earl of Hertford ( Claude Rains) of his identity. As a prank, they exchange clothes, but the Captain of the Guard ( Alan Hale, Sr.) mistakes the prince for the pauper and throws him out of the palace grounds. They meet and are astounded by their striking resemblance to each other. The other dwells in isolated luxury, and possesses a strong curiosity about the outside world. One grows up in poverty, hungering for something better, taught to read and reason by the wise Father Andrew. Tom Canty ( Billy Mauch) is the son of vicious criminal John Canty ( Barton MacLane), while Edward Tudor ( Bobby Mauch) is the Prince of Wales and the son of King Henry VIII of England ( Montagu Love). In Tudor England, two boys are born on the same day in the most different circumstances imaginable. The second theme of the final movement of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's violin concerto was drawn from the music he composed for this film. The film was released on May 8, 1937, four days before the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. However, its release was delayed until the following year. The film was originally intended to coincide with the planned coronation of Edward VIII in 1936. It starred Errol Flynn, twins Billy and Bobby Mauch in the title roles, and Claude Rains and has been described as "a kids' fantasy." The Prince and the Pauper is a 1937 film adaptation of the 1881 novel of the same name by Mark Twain.
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